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Day 44 (Pete)

The first day out from Kennedy Meadows we have hit snow as expected. It is not, however, as all encompassing or as ominous as we expected. Toward 10,000 ft. it gets patchy. The trail is still quite easy to follow. Even on north facing slopes, which see little sun, the coverage is broken into small…

May 29, 1996
Day 44 (Tape)

Kay, today is Wednesday, the 29th of May. And uh, we’re once again up high, probably higher than we were last night. But uh, last night was uh, not too cold. I woke up once, I was even hot. By the time morning came around I was about right. And it didn’t rain or snow…

May 29, 1996
Day 44

On our way to Death Creek we hear marrow-freezing wails, as if someone, or something, were being horribly tortured. We pass with no sign of carnage. On the way up a ridge, we run into Betsy & Brad. We met them way back in the San Gabriels and have been reading their register entries since…

May 29, 1996
Day 43 (Pete)

Its funny how Dylan and I live in the woods and went into a town, sat around, and watched T.V. for the Memorial day weekend. I couldn’t really say at this point how many days we have been doing this. Usually I can tell by referencing the other side of the paper or perhaps the…

May 28, 1996
Day 43 (Tape)

Okay I just realized that during the interview with Pete we turned over the tape back on to the side that was already recorded on, so I’ve erased some of my Journal. I’m going to stop doing that right now, and whatever is left is left. So if you’ve been confused listening to the beginning…

May 28, 1996
Day 37-43

While people fled towns and cities over Memorial Day weekend, Pete & I sat at his mom’s eating like pigs and watching TV. Something in my hip seized up, I could barely walk over the weekend. Now, back on the trail, I’m hoping it goes away. The first miles are not easy, but they are…

May 28, 1996
Day 36-42 (Pete)

These days of transition from trail to town are always the strangest. They are always the longest as well. When I think back to where we woke up, it seems like a different world. There are four people in this roadside gas and shop speaking a language I can’t identify. It makes me feel even…

May 21, 1996
Day 36-42 (Tape)

At the restaurant in Kennedy Meadows Lady: And are you accomp- are you guys both doing this together? Us: Yes. Lady: Right. Ok. Wow. That adds a whole new twist to it, huh? Dylan: Well its definitely different from Lady: you guys have never taken a trip to the mountains together… Pete: Yep that would…

May 21, 1996
Day 36

I tell myself we are here to walk. We should appreciate all aspects of the trail. Monotonous sections are an opportunity for meditation. But the endless ridge contours of the morning nearly drive us mad. We’re thinking ahead, hoping to reach Kennedy Meadows to make a call for a ride into Ridgecrest by nightfall. We…

May 21, 1996
Day 35 (Pete)

From Walker Pass 8.3 miles to the Owens Peak Mount Jenkens saddle is the only stretch of the PCT I had previously hiked. There are a few vivid memories from that day. Coming on a saddle, just before crossing to the east side of the ridge for a view of town, I noticed a small…

May 20, 1996

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