http://postholer.com/strmophd Pacific Crest Trail - 2007 Wed, 4 Jul 2007 4:00:00 PDT 240 Copyright 2007, Mariesa "Miss Congeniality" Cirimele Hiking Journals Generated by Journals At Postholer.Com rss@postholer.com (Postholer.Com) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://postholer.com/journal/images/94/116-DPSCamera_0280.JPG http://postholer.com/strmophd 83 108 My last night in Mammoth and I'm forced to look inside for strength. I am taking a bus home for a couple of weeks due to a stress fracture in my right foot. The last few days have been an emotional roller coaster or pain, fear, and dissappointment. I h... Wed, 4 Jul 2007 4:00:00 PDT http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=995 ...when I was sitting on top of the peak at Doris Lake with 2 friends when one last hiker dropped his stuff and got ready to jump. Drying off he explained more about the PCT, something I had never heard of before. Now, a year later I'm sitting at Mono Ho... Fri, 29 Jun 2007 4:00:00 PDT http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=974 So, I'm camping by myself for the first time. Even though there is some comfort knowing there is a group about 2 miles back, I'm still a little scared and sad. Alone in the woods, I think I'm suppose to be happy and proud that I have the guts to do this,... Wed, 27 Jun 2007 4:00:00 PDT http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=973 Is this work? I hear people say "I don't really enjoy hiking long days, it feels like work." "I don't want to do my journal, it feels like work." How can any of this feel like work? Sure, long days are long days, but the alternative could be sitting at a... Wed, 6 Jun 2007 4:00:00 PDT http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=858 Void of the comfort of a favorite song. Absence of the casual conversation with a fellow hiker. Not ahead, not behind...in perfect time in my silence and solitude. Making sure to conserve water, I still have about 5 more miles until I reach Robin spring ... Mon, 4 Jun 2007 4:00:00 PDT http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=857 The local Starbucks on the corner of Ventura and Vantage. A quick walk down the block to Bookstar, where, I'm always tempted to buy another cooking magazine. Am I in the mood to shoe shop? Or maybe I'll just hop across the street to Sav-on to pick up a c... Sun, 27 May 2007 4:00:00 PDT http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=797 If you have read my journals, you realize, I haven't focused on the logistics of the trail. I've neglected to calculate milage and definately, don't feel the need to update people on the everyday nuances. This trail is about experiencing the journey in... Fri, 25 May 2007 4:00:00 PDT http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=790 I'm listening to his tunes and I've picked a song for him. The 1\2 moon is already out and I have yet to move from this rocky road. And the Hawk is followed by a smaller bird, I wonder where they are going? I wonder where I'm going...? These ... Wed, 23 May 2007 4:00:00 PDT http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=789