Trail Journals

April

04-27-05Airplane     Questions & Answers, Burdening & Unburdening

04-29-05Morena County     From the Penthouse to the Craphouse

04-30-05Long Canyon   Frog Legs and Rabbit's Foot

May

05-01-05Laguna Mt.Saved by Superfeet?!

05-02-05Rodriguez Spur     Foot Fretting, Fast Forgetting

05-03-05San Felipe Hills     UFO? Or Just the Desert Heat?

05-04-05      San Felipe Hills     Good To Gone & The Last Beer in America

05-05-05Warner Springs     Mikey Mouse, Mini-Marts, & Phantom's Birthday Bash

05-06-05Temeculah, CA     Troy Trucks, Dr. Santoro, & Temeculah MRI Angels

05-07-05Near Idyllwild        Rabbit Is His Name; No Pain, No Gain!

05-08-05Idyllwild           A Well-Endowed Cheesburger in Paradise

05-09-05Idyllwild           Zero Miles in a Jacuzzi

05-10-05Apache Peak        Slow Going for Flatlanders

05-11-05Tahquitz Peak      Cross Country on Snow...Without Skis

05-12-05Idyllwild            Idling in Idyllwild

05-13-05Snow Canyon Rd.  Rattlers on Friday the 13th

05-14-05Whitewater River  The Heat is On...and an Oasis

05-15-05Mission Creek       26 Missions Aross the Creek

05-16-05Apple Valley          Snow And a Big Bear Detour

05-17-05Big Bear City   Slack Packing Around Big Bear

05-18-05Big Bear City   Shopping and Slacking in Big Bear

05-19-05Little Bear SprMileage, Mosquitoes, Moonlight

05-20-05Deep Creek     Wildlife & Naked People

05-21-05Silverwood Lake  Trail Legs Kick In at Silverwood Lake

05-22-05McDonald'sMcDonald's Madness

05-23-05Apple Valley    As the Trail Turns: Updates on Our Characters

05-24-05Apple Valley    Paradise at the Kass House and Chick-Fil-A

05-25-05Wrightwood     Slack Pack & Slacking at the Pines Motel

05-26-05Baden Powell  Devastated Road Walk Around Baden-Powell

05-27-05Camp Glenwood   Restroom Rattler

05-28-05Mill Cr. Summit      Bloodsuckers and Dirt Devils

05-29-05Agua Dulce      From Desert to Oasis

05-30-05Saufleys     Three Days in Heaven

05-31-05Saufleys     Three Days in Heaven

June

06-01-05Saufleys          Three Days in Heaven

06-02-05Agua DulceSlackpack Vazquez Rocks

06-03-05Anderson's From Saufleys to Andersons

06-04-05Hughes Lake         Horsing Around the Rock Inn

06-05-05Liebre Mtn  Cold, Cloudy Condensation

06-06-05Mojave Desert The Windy, Cold Mojave

06-07-05Tylerhorse Cny      Aqueduct Adventuring

06-08-05Camp Woodward   Wind Farm, ATV Harm, & Jake's Steaks

06-09-05Tehachapi, CA Wind and Credit Card Warnings

06-10-05Tehachapi, CA Town Lounging in Tehachapi

06-11-05PCT    Blowing in the Wind

06-12-05PCT   Hard Day’s Bite

06-13-05St. John Mountain   Better Trail = Better Mood

06-14-05Bird Spring Pass      Angelic Water Trumps Shadeless Desert…& Scorpions

06-15-05      Walkers Pass     Cows, Aliens, and Sunsets

06-16-05      Canebreak Road    "A Team" Dissolving with Nitro's Illness

06-17-05      Kennedy Meadows  Arriving in Kennedy Meadows

06-18-05      Kennedy Meadows  Reunion and Repacking for Sierras

06-19-05      Monarche Meadow Sierras Aventure: 210 Roadless Miles Ahead

06-20-05Death Canyon    Snow Patches and Sierra Sun

06-21-05Chicken Spr Lake   Naked Hiking Day at 11,000 Feet

06-22-05Crabtree Meadow  Steep Snow Walls and Rock Climbs

06-23-05Mt Whitney  Summitting Mount Whitney

06-24-05Forrester Pass  Steep Chute Climb to Forrester Pass

06-25-05Independence,CA   From the Sierras to a Subway in Independence

06-26-05Independence,CA  Should I stay or should I go?

06-27-05near Glen Pass       High Altitude Sierra sickness

06-28-05near Pinchot Pass  Yodel-leh-hee yodel-leh-hee yodel-leh-hoo

06-29-05over Mather Pass    Pass to Pass to Rock Island

06-30-05near Muir Pass        Backtracking and feeling like a whipped hiker

July

07-01-05McClure Meadow     Muir musings and woeful toeful infections

07-02-05Campsite riverside  Evolution solution and feverish fords

07-03-05Fresno, CA                Ferries, angels, the ER, and late night cabby rides

07-04-05Fresno, CA                Independence Day Blues

07-05-05Fresno, CA               Buses, Libraries, and Post Offices, oh my!

07-06-05Fresno, CA               Sleeping Beauty lays low

07-07-05Portland, OR             Doc in a box, Walmart sucks, Planes and Automobiles

07-08-05Portland, OR             Portland Daze and War of the Worlds

07-09-05Portland, OR             Another Comedian...uh, Doc in a box

07-10-05Portland, OR             Sunday Bloody Sunday

07-11-05Portland, OR             Released from Doc chains and Thai Cravings

07-12-05Portland, OR             News from Trail Buddies, McMenamins rocks!

07-13-05Portland, OR             Birthdays, Elephants, and Batman

07-14-05Portland, OR             Quiet at the ranch

07-15-05Portland, OR             McMenamin's....again!!

07-16-05Portland, OR             Noodlin around, GI Joe's

07-17-05Portland, OR             Packing and repacking and planning

07-18-05Portland, OR             Beaches, Waterfalls, Lumberjacks, Cheesy Afternoon

07-19-05Portland, OR            Errands and Honey Do's

07-20-05Portland, OR            Last day in Civilization

07-21-05Glen Aulin Camp      Yosemite Hailed

07-22-05Glen Aulin Camp      False Start, Don't Pass Go

07-23-05Sacramento, CA       Planes, Trains, Automobiles Redux

07-24-05Portland, OR             Southwest going Northwest, Sushi Fix

07-25-05Portland, OR             Back to Work, Trail Connections, Previously on 24

07-26-05Portland, OR             Journaling, journaling, journaling

07-27-05Portland, OR             Chef Jeff goes Italiano

07-28-05Portland, OR             Thirsty Thursday

07-29-05Portland, OR             Stained and Dracula's Revenge

07-30-05Portland, OR             Lattice have a nice day

07-31-05Portland, OR             Cruising in St. Helen's Shadow

August

08-01-05Portland, OR             Trail News & Project Wrapup

08-02-05Portland, OR             Decks R' Us

08-03-05Portland, OR             Vietnam War remembrances on the trail

08-04-05Portland, OR             Home Depot (the $100 store)/Garage antics

08-05-05Portland, OR             Open Sesame, Close Sesame!

08-06-05Portland, OR             Company's Coming

08-07-05Portland, OR             Wildwood & Urban Trailblazing

08-08-05Portland, OR             Gout Bout & Reuniting

08-09-05Portland, OR             Trail Prepping

08-10-05Portland, OR             Mo' preppin, Chicken N' Dumplings

08-11-05Portland, OR             Last Lingerings in Civilization

08-12-05Belden, CA                Adventures in Regaining the Trail

08-13-05Belden, CA                Back to Belden and a Happy Reunion (+1)

08-14-05near Mt.Lassen,CA  Back on Track: Big Climb, Big Miles

08-15-05Soldier Creek, CA    Volcanic Dust Marks Range Change

08-16-05Chester, CA              Hard Hitch Leads to Brush with a Star, Bowling

08-17-05Drakesbad, CA         Guest Ranch, Hot Springs Top Day of Friendly Folks

08-18-05Old Station, CA        Accidental Scenic Route to Trail Angels

08-19-05Old Station, CA        Hanging at the Heitmans

08-20-05Road 22  Road 22: Flying and Naked People

08-21-05Burney Falls, CAWorst Night of Sleep Yet

08-22-05Section O, CA     A Swagman Sighting and "Skipping"

08-23-05Grizzly Peak The Three Bears at Grizzly Peak

08-24-05Squaw Valley Pk     Freebird's Mountain Lion Story

08-25-05Dunsmuir, CA     From Section O Hell to Dunsmuir

08-26-05Castle CragsFrom Joan's to Roams After Dunsmuir

08-27-05Trinity Divide     Heavenly Hiking Atop Trinity Divide

08-28-05Highway 3, CA   Passing Splash and Water Hunting

08-29-05Russian Wild      Cold, Beautiful Camps in the Trinity Alps

08-30-05Etna, CA  A Big Mama Transport to Etna

08-31-05Past EtnaMusic and More Miles

September

09-01-05Grider CreekBear Wakes Rabbit, On To Grider Creek

09-02-05Seiad Valley, CAPancake Challenge in Seiad Valley

09-03-05Green Pass  Sauntering Six Miles from the Oregon Border

09-04-05Groups Gap, ORGrousing Out of California         

09-05-05Ashland, OR       Ashland Arrival         

09-06-05Ashland, OR       Bus(t)-ed         

09-07-05Portland, OR      Pausing in Portland         

09-08-05Gov't Camp, OR Hits and Misses         

09-09-05Portland, OR      North by Northwest         

09-10-05Seattle, WA       Seattle Slew         

09-11-05Manning Pk, Can.   Southbound!         

09-12-05Holman Pass, WA   Cold Rain, But Friends Meet Again         

09-13-05Methow River, WA  Doubting the Outing         

09-14-05Maple Creek, WA    Sun Breaks in Clouds and Mood         

09-15-05Stehekin, WA    Rustic Town, But the Food's Great!         

09-16-05Glacier Pk Wld, WA Bus, Bakery and Back to Nature         

09-17-05Vista Creek, WAWading in Wet Washington         

09-18-05Glacier Creek, WA  So That's Why This Trail Is Closed         

09-19-05Lake Sally Ann, WA Closure for the Washout Section         

09-20-05Grizzly Peak, WA     Roller Coaster Yields Awesome Views         

09-21-05Skykomish, WA       Compromising Situation/Dinsmore Delights

09-22-05Glacier Lake, WA    Night Owl Binge Nightmare

09-23-05Waptus River, WA    Yodel Redux, 1 Billion Blueberries!

09-24-05near Snoqualmie, WA    Nobo's Galore, Mattress tumor

09-25-05Snoqualmie Pass, WA    Day Hiker Inundation/Snoqulamie T.M.

09-26-05Snoqualmie Pass, WA    How to Have a Perfect Zero!

09-27-05Stampede Pass, WA    Mo' NOBO's and T.M.!

09-28-05near Windy Gap, WA    Dead Rabbit & Tabasco, Big 2000

09-29-05jct Silver Creek Trail, WA    Rainy Walking/Musical Elk

09-30-05White Pass, WA            36 Rainy Miles for High Plains Drifter

October

10-01-05White Pass, WA           White Pass turns White, Movie madness

10-02-05Packwood, WA            Packwood slack, Phantom Sighting!

10-03-05Packwood, WA            No GOat Rocks, Angel appearance on F.S. Road

10-04-05Mt. Adams, WA            Alternate ends, Snowy Mt. Adams

10-05-05Trout Lake, WA           Peaceful Snowy Start, World's Fastest Hitch

10-06-05Sawtooth Mtn, WA      Happy Badmoon Caboose, Liquid Sunshine

10-07-05Bear Creek, WA           Bountiful Lakes, Ultimate Homebrews & Trail Magic

10-08-05near Carson, WA         Elk Steak saute under the Plastic Tarp

10-09-05Government Camp, OR  Shots fired, end of Washington, hello Oregon!

10-10-05Huckleberry Mtn, OR  NOBO once more, ankle wrankle, zig zag crag

10-11-05Portland, OR                Gorgeous waterfalls, back to Home Base

10-12-05Portland, OR                Great Zero mile day in Portland

10-13-05Portland, OR                Sometimes You Just Gotta Take Another Zero!

10-14-05Callahans, OR              The Wheels on the Bus go...Medford Trail Angel

10-15-05Callahans, OR              Ain't hiking in that weather...football anyone?

10-16-05Hyatt Lake, OR            I'm back on the PCT, yeah...oh starry night!

10-17-05Fish Lake, OR              Blue Sky High, Slow Pour Tabasco

10-18-05Devil's Peak, OR          Devil's Peak Calorie Deficit

10-19-05Crater Lake Rim, OR   Hunter magic, baited for fish&chips at the Rim

10-20-05Mt. Thielson, OR          (No) Crater Haters, Thielson Headstand

10-21-05Oldenburg Lake, OR    Six Horse Spring...Four Letter Words     

10-22-05Shelter Cove, OR         International Bilingual T.M., Cabin Hopping

10-23-05Jezebel Lake, OR        Double dinner, campfire restoreth soul but not aches

10-24-05South Sister, OR          Decisions, decisions, Sister Twister

10-25-05Bend, OR                       From Obsidian Lava to Deschutes Brews & Fossil Fuel

10-26-05Bend, OR                       Bend It, Zero It

10-27-05Bend, OR                       Decisions, decisions...pizza & dry OR cold and wet?

10-28-05Bend, OR                       s"NO"w Go, U-Turn, Highway to Hood

10-29-05Warm Springs, OR        No camping reservation on the reservation

10-30-05Gov't Camp, OR           Coyote cry, end in sight...almost

10-31-05Gov't Camp, OR           Ghoulish Ending

(more journals coming soon)

Rabbit writes journals as he hikes. He mails them to friends and family, we type them in from the comfort of our indoor easy chairs, and we post them here as quickly as possible. We're usually about a week behind him!