Tag: BFT

Friday, Aug 4th, 2023, 0640-1930West Clear Creek to Poker Flats, BFT mm 7320 miles, Gain 5590′, Loss 3440′, elevation 5040′ I woke feeling pretty bruised and battered, not looking forward to more of the same abuse. I had a mile and a half to the junction with Clear Creek, where I hoped the trail might improve. But first I had to backtrack 200 yards to find the trail again. Good thing I stopped when I did the previous day because there was about a mile more of bad blowdowns, which would have been the nail in my coffin. I could barely have taken another step, I was so tired. Being in such a state leads to bad outcomes, as evidence of[…]

Thursday, Aug 3rd, 2023, 0615-1930Harrington Creek to West Fork Clear Creek, BFT mm 53.215 miles, Gain 6510′, Loss 4950′, elevation 2907′ There was no Bigfoot again, or any other large animals overnight. I heard nothing but the river…the next best white noise after surf. As remote as this place was, it seemed like a good spot to find a Bigfoot. Apparently they are quite stealthy, having never left one shred of DNA evidence. But I crept up on a bear, so maybe I could be as stealthy as Bigfoot. As for my day, it was one of those I’d rather not talk about. Extensive burn areas, endless blowdowns, bushwhacking, and constant trail finding. I expected to do battle with rough[…]

Wednesday, Aug 2nd, 2023, 0620-1840Little Bald Hills Trailhead to Harrington Creek, BFT mm 3828 miles, Gain 6420′, Loss 5190′, elevation 1365′ Bigfoot didn’t bother me overnight, nor did anything else. I enjoyed the easy trail leading to some balds first thing in the morning. The path was wide, well graded and maintained. I knew this would probably be the best trail until I hit the PCT in 100 miles, so I tried to savor it. It was probably the biggest climb I’d done this trip but it felt pretty easy. My pack was very heavy with food, though. At the top, I tried to get one last glance of the ocean, but it was covered in fog. It was bittersweet[…]

Tuesday, Aug 1st, 2023, 1500-1830Crescent City center to Little Bald Hills Trailhead, BFT mm 9.89 miles, Gain 800′, Loss 680′, elevation 125′ I wish I could say that my first night in a real bed in almost 3 weeks was restful but it was only so so. The bed, room and everything else was fine, I was just troubled by all that I wanted to get done the next morning. More than anything, I think I was just anxious to get back on track, to be making forward progress on a trail. It just gave me so much satisfaction to be moving with a clear goal in mind. I don’t know where this urge came from and whether it was[…]