Video updates – new stuff and some older stuff uploaded to my youtube channel, which you can get to from the top of the page. I got in and out of the Big Bears without too much hassle.  The hassle was getting around in and between the two towns .  My packages were in Big…

What a difference a few days can make. Well that and surgically removing a foreign object from the bottom of my foot. I got up early from the state park and got in almost immediate hitch up to the Devil Slide trail, which I banged out before the sun came up.  A long hard slog…

Pro tip : if it feels like you are stepping on a nail every time you take a step, perhaps there is something stuck in your foot.  No scale in the pic, but it’s about an inch long.  It’s called a foxtail.  Wikipedia mentions that it can be a “nuisance” to people.  Nice. Needless to say,…

Random thoughts today, as I sit here with throbbing feet and sleepy eyes.  Hint: the State Park campground here sucks, right on the road, and the $3 campsite is on the side of a hill.  Oh, and plague.  But the coffee shop in town rocks, and is generous with their electricity and wifi. 1.  Never…

Total miles something like 180.  A long, hot couple of days from Warner Springs.  The feet are unhappy.  But Eagle Rock was awesome. Mike’s was a handy break.  I figure $4 for 4L of water is an excellent deal.  I skipped the pizza, beer and weed though – no time to play when you’re “crushing”…