Firstly thank you to everyone who has fonated to the fundraising page! Please tell your family and friends!
www.gofundme.com/2660forYWCAandNCBI
I remember in kindergarten we had a number line above the chalkboard that went from 0 to 100. Every day that ended in a zero that we were at school became kind of a reward day. Our teacher would bring out a donkey puppet "Zero the Hero" each of those days and he would give us treats that looked like zeroes ( 0 ).
We passed mile 100 the other day of the PCT, a reward day in a sense but no Zero looking treats ;). I have been hiking for 5 days now after spending time with my parents and a few days off. I've switched to Altra Olympus ultra running shoes and they have felt much better on my feet. I am still adjusting to the mileage though. The aches and pains of the first two weeks everyone talks about are there.
The desert is tough and beautiful, one wrong step and many lessons can be learned... Or earned. I've had a lot of time to think, lots of questions from the past come up but I am always brought back to the present. You can walk and walk and think and think but the landscape draws you back to what lies in front of you. For a few moments at a scenic overlook you turn around and look at the scenery behind you. And its in those moments you realize how far you have come. The wind blows across your body, the sun shines in and out of the clouds and then you breathe and continue onward.
Next up: lots of climbing and descending, hope to update everyone in big bear
Photos: Eagle Rock, Sterling Burger at Paradise Cafe
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