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Our not so "set in cement" Plan - 23 Zeros
# Resupply Location Distance Days Zero
Days
Notes/Mailing Info
1 Campo (start) 0 0 0 We plan to pre-hike to Warner Springs, head back to the KO then restart from Warner on May 1st. Also, we will be starting out slow, 16-17 miles per day for the first two weeks or so.
2 Mt. Laguna 42.9 2.4 0
3 Warner Springs 67.7 4.1 1 Depart W.S. May 1st.
4 Idylwild 69.6 4.2 1 Arrive around May 5th - Cinco de Mayo! Is that Tequila bottle still there? (actual arrival May 5th)
5 Big Bear City 96.1 5.6 1
6 Wrightwood 89.6 4.4 1 Should be getting up to 20 miles per day by now.
7 Agua Dulce 89 4.1 1 Saufley's around May 22nd (actual May 21st)
8 Tehachapi 100.2 5.3 0
9 Onyx 92.7 4.9 1 Lake Isabella
10 Lone Pine 91.2 5.4 1 Lone Pine is a great town - can we spend two days here, Pleeeeeze? We are now knocking back our mileage to 15-16 per day and carrying more food. Ugggh! June 10th?? (Actual, June 6th)
11 Vermillion Valley Resort 132.3 8.8 1 We changed our plans and carried 7 days of food from KM to Kearsarge Pass, then resupplied at Independence for another week of food to take us to Mammoth (we skipped this stop and went straight to Mammoth)
12 Red's Meadow 29.4 1.9 2 Mammoth Lakes is one of our favorite places. Wish we could spend more than two days here! Arrive June 22 if we can handle the heavy snow and fast river crossings. (Actual June 25th, stayed here two days) FLIPPED NORTHWARD - jump to Ashland for more actual dates.
13 Tuolumne Meadows 36.1 2.2 1 Around June 26th
14 Sonora Pass 76.4 4.5 1 About July 2nd
15 Echo Lake Resort 76.2 3.7 0 Send home the bear cans and ice axes.
16 Sierra City 102.1 4.8 1 Pooh Corner
17 Belden 91.7 4 1 Braaten's
18 Old Station 88.4 3.5 0 Arrive Old Station projected: July 21 (HB Curtis)
19 Castella 128.8 4.9 1 Another long haul
20 Etna 99.8 4.6 1 Lowell, we are coming to visit your summer Camp (Camp U) July 31st.
21 Seiad Valley 56.8 2.7 1 Callahan's
22 Ashland 64.5 3.3 0
23 Crater Lake Post Office 105.4 4.1 1 HB Nancy, August 12 (Actual August 22nd!)
24 Cascade Summit 79.6 3 0 Aug. 16
25 Big Lake Youth Camp 88.5 3.4 0 (Actual arrival was Aug 27th)
26 Timberline Lodge 106.4 4.7 1
27 Cascade Locks 49.3 1.8 1 Aug. 27 (Actual, Sept 1st)
28 White Pass 148.1 6 1 Big segment may look for an intermediate drop here. About Sept 3rd.
29 Snoqualime Pass 98.6 3.8 1 Sept. 6, we are getting close! (Actual, Sept 15th)
30 Skykomish 74.5 3.7 1 Dinsmore's
31 Stehekin 97.8 4.8 0 Sept. 19, we can almost see Canada from the back window of our tent! (Actual arrival, Sept. 24th)
32 Manning Park 88.8 3.6 0 WE HAVE ARRIVED! Sept. 22. Is it snowing yet? [YES, it snowed big time yesterday and I arrived here on Sept. 27th]
Totals:    2658.5 128.2

 
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