Day 84 – Burning in Burney

Yesterday I arrived at Burney Mountain’s guest ranch, just in the afternoon, I was completely erased. I had a little lunch, I took a shower, swam, shower and gave myself a dinner with a uphill, snap and lightning mcqueen. They were planning from 21 to 22 miles today, as expected. I told them that I needed to reduce speed and make a more short day, partially to fatigue, but mainly to the new blisters. I have on each foot due to hiking and sweaty socks. I told them that I would try to catch them in Shasta where they are taking a zero, and I hope to catch them, and that I feel good enough to walk with them for a few more days.

Yesterday I was too tired to deal with blisters, but I launched and drained both this morning, and they feel much better today. My feet are definitely not 100%, but they feel better, and I think that if I have a solid 15 miles today, I will be quite happy

This section of California feels more like the desert than the desert. It is supposed to be about 100 ° for the next three days, so I plan to rest a lot and bring extra water where you can. Most of the water for the next section seems to be out of the way, so additional miles are also reserved for that.

It was very fun to walk with the gang, and I hope to walk with them again for a time to finish California. However, leaving late as I did, and expelling myself from the family on the path is once again, giving me the path to me, which I really enjoy when I can get it. From what they have told me, we are a week or a little less ahead of the main PCT bubble. Some of the fastest hikers who escape that bubble are catching us, already measure that we move further to the north, it seems that I am catching less and less hikers, since all ahead are doing at least miles as big as we are.

I have written on this topic several times before in these publications, but I am very happy not to have a deadline or a timeline to finish this trace. Today, for example, it gives me the opportunity to take breaks when I want, and not worry about maximizing my mileage every day. I will not lie, the big days are fun when you can do it, but the path itself is also fun. Even in this section where people do not like the path due to heat, dust, exploitation and other varied obstacles. Yesterday I was talking to a hiker to leave, I declared that his goal is to walk as many miles as possible every day. That is his walk, and he is welcome, but that is not the walk where I want to be at any time on this path. Of course, I need to finish before I start snowing in Washington, but I’m not worried about that at all. At this point, I can putter from 18 to 20 miles per day and overcome that. I want to remember the path. I want to think about the experiences I have had (that’s why I write these worldly notes every day). I want to remember how the days were the path, and not just how many miles I did.

I spent almost 2 hours hanging out at the Burney Falls general store. He had some food and some things to drink, but he was mainly waiting for the weather to cool a little. I went out at 4 pm, and I still felt that I was breathing air from an oven, but I hope you start to cool soon, so I’m walking slowly and I took my time. I miss the gang, but I am very relieved to walk at my own pace today. My feet feel surprisingly well, just like my legs. I will probably do another 5 to 8 miles today, which will put me somewhere around 15 per day. With the heat of heat in the next two days, I can try to get up early tomorrow and then take a long break in the afternoon during heat. I’m not sure how that will work, so I will and see what happens. I will have to collect the mileage to get to Mount Shasta before my food is exhausted, but there are no heroic days in order.

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