PCT Day 66 – SoBo Flip – That Cool Bird

Campsite at Lassen NP southern boundary (mile 1346) to Chester (mile 1331)

Total PCT miles hiked: 907

Due to our early start Keith (Starman) and I arrived at the Sierras when there was still a lot of snow, and decided it wasn’t safe to attempt a crossing given my skill level. We elected to flip up to northern California and hike southbound (SoBo) back to where we left off near Lone Pine – giving the snow a chance to melt out. During this flip the PCT milage will be counting down, but I’ll include a tally of our total milage hiked so that you can keep aprised of our progress in a linear fashion.

As we were packing up this morning Keith noticed that he’d lost his sun glasses. We searched the camp to no avail. So we hiked back the four miles to where he last saw them, instead of making actual progress towards Chester, CA. Spoiler alert: we didn’t find his glasses. But! I decided to draw a comic depicting what must have really happened to them. All I can say is that there is one rad looking bird out there.

In other news, what am I even doing with my life.

Perspective: A Comic

Last weekend I spent two days on a solo backpacking adventure through Sequoia National Park. The experience was definitely one of the hardest things I’ve voluntarily put myself through, but it was also incredibly rewarding, and at times super freaking fun. This lead me to thinking about how everything we do and love, or do and hate is really just based on personal perspective. These exhaustion-fueled musings lead to this little comic.

Also, I apparently write comics now. If for no other reason than to amuse myself.

Look for a full trip report coming later this week.