Sleeping much past dawn was difficult on a trip like this but we gave it a go, and it was a pretty leisurely 8.00 by the time we reached the post office and shops in Mt Laguna. Of course they weren’t open, so we killed time watching the lack of hustle and the lack of . . . → Read More: PCT Day 3: Julian
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Here’s another good reason (Part 1 here): Because it’s not the fastest way to ride a bike. I’m hugely competitive, but that competition is directed at myself. Deliberately riding a bike that’s inefficient acknowledges where the real challenge lies: not in beating other people, not in achieving an 5% improvement in my average speed, but . . . → Read More: Why ride a singlespeed? (Part 2) Those damn dogs! Sleeping in a hick town where every resident has a noisy dog in their yard isn’t easy. I’m so jealous of Morgan’s ability to sleep through anything. Today we head for Laguna – at 6,000ft elevation some climbing will be necessary. However, before we even get beyond sight of Lake Morena, the . . . → Read More: PCT Day 2: Lake Morena to Mt. Laguna We got up “early” to put some miles behind us before the heat of the day really took hold. Later, we would come to a whole new definition of early, but for now we dragged ourselves out of tent and bivvi sac then spent some time faffing with where to pack stuff. Having laboured along . . . → Read More: PCT Day 1: Near Campo to Lake Morena They finally got around to posting them and I finally got around to checking the results for the Dyfi Enduro: I was 2nd in the luddite (singlespeed) category and 29th overall. Pretty satisfying especially considering my complete lack of riding from September until a few weeks before the event. All good things start from 0 and so it was with our PCT hike. After entertaining us with artichokes, pasta, and beer the night before, Cam drove us down to the start of the trail on the Mexican border. Well, actually he drove us via his office for some just-in-time planning of little details like . . . → Read More: PCT Day 0 For those who may want to track our progress, or send stuff, here is our resupply schedule http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p8pQvTG41aedxI1-Wh0eFAw Today’s the day that Morgan and I start the PCT. After a hectic couple of days around LA, including arriving straight off my flight and into helping to Morgan to move house, going to a gig, getting up at dawn for more moving house, and then running around packing food and running errands; things are . . . → Read More: Today, we walk When I first heard about hikers using umbrellas to combat the heat, I though of Gogo Dodo (see right). Ha! I’d never use something so ridiculous. And then I read more about the ferocious heat of SoCal, and I softened. Then I read Catra’s blog – she just started on the PCT and it sounds . . . → Read More: Desert Umbrella I just like saying it, too. Spork! Spork! Spork! Actually, typing it is less fun than saying it. |
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