A chance to go backpacking foiled by a party

The Man and I almost planned to return to the PCT this weekend. Then we remembered we had been invited to a party on Sunday. Phooey. We would have gone back to where he fell off Apache Peak and hiked out across Fuller Ridge to the water fountain. I will have to satisfy my need for nature with day hikes this weekend.

Returning to the PCT in August

I made a reservation for a wilderness permit to hike from Duck Pass to Bishop Pass in August. I will complete the JMT section of the PCT with this hike.

I'm hoping that in August the bugs will have diminished and the snow will be minimal if any at all. My biggest hope is that the scary creek crossings that caused me to chicken out of this stretch in the first place will be so tame by then I won't even notice them.

I'm going to hike SOBO. I got a permit for a really long time even though it's only 70 miles or so. I'm not certain how far it is exactly. I will have to research it out better as the time nears.

Yay! Something to look forward to.

Boring updates in my life

A pair of wide Chacos arrived for me in the mail. I can't believe the difference between them and my regular ones. Thank you, Crow, for letting me know they came in a wide width (I think I heard it from you first). These actually fit.

I went for a Sierra Club hike earlier today to a local swimming hole. I thought it was too cold to swim, but most of the others went swimming. Fairbanks is still winning the summertime temperatures over Santa Barbara, although we won one the other day.

The hike was much too short. I feel like walking somewhere. Why does life involve so much sitting in rooms with bullies and crazy people and so little walking?

In other news, at the same time I'm celebrating bringing another item of consumerism and plastic into my life, I got an email from the Algalita organization that studies plastic pollution in the ocean. Looks like they are getting the word out.