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Vern takes a hike...: November 2009
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Vern takes a hike. A non-hiker's guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Before, during, and after. Vern Takes a Photo. Q: What is power? A: Something that everyone wants. I looked into several chargers, but the SOLIO. Chargers kept popping up. So I went ahead and bought the first of the two that I will end up getting. This way I could start testing it out to see if it really worked. I purchased the Solio Classic. Nominal DC Output: 3V 2A. Maximum Wattage: 6 Watts. DC Input: 5-6V 0.4Ah. In bright sunlig...
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Vern takes a hike...: January 2010
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Vern takes a hike. A non-hiker's guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Before, during, and after. Vern Takes a Photo. A Girl and Her Pack. Growing up I read a lot of books and had a lot of books read to me. One book that was read to me starting at a young age was the illustrated version of Dangerous Journey. It's a children's version of Pilgrim's Progress, an allegorical tale of a Pilgrim and his journey to heaven, the burden he had to carry, and the treacherous paths he had to take. Um, so yes, the b...
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Vern takes a hike...: June 2013
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Vern takes a hike. A non-hiker's guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Before, during, and after. Vern Takes a Photo. On the 8th of June, 2010 I felt like an utter failure. My attempt to thru hike the Pacific Crest Trail was squashed by my own misery. The next morning they packed up their tents and sleeping bags and headed north towards Mt. Whitney. I stayed behind packed my things, and headed back to the nearest trail outlet. In Oregon I found my pace and my confidence. On the 12th of September 2010 ...
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Vern takes a hike...: August 2010
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Vern takes a hike. A non-hiker's guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Before, during, and after. Vern Takes a Photo. I am currently sitting at the Kracker barrel gas station sipping on some Lipton pure leaf green tea with honey.ahhhh! But I have time to soak them in streams and rub them at night (yaaaaay! But more miles means less time or energy to type with one finger.I'm running out of one finger typing patience. Pamelia Lake, OR.so glad I took this alternate route.Oregon Skyline Trail). Noticed wh...
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Vern takes a hike...: April 2010
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Vern takes a hike. A non-hiker's guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Before, during, and after. Vern Takes a Photo. Daunting Days Part Two. Again, sorry for the exceptionally long posts and typos. DAY 18 - Devil's Slide. And finally we were down on dry ground at the trailhead. As we were walking down the road to Idyllwild a car pulled up, two older ladies were in front and the one in the passenger's seat said, "Do you want a ride to town, we'll come pick up the others in minute? So after a lunch and...
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Vern takes a hike...: July 2010
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Vern takes a hike. A non-hiker's guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Before, during, and after. Vern Takes a Photo. DAY 94 - Part 2 - Everything a Girl Could Ask For. So I had no idea where I was going to stay in Ashland, OR (hopefully I wouldn't have to illegally camp in a city park), but I had gone ahead and bought my bus ticket from Sacramento to Ashland. I packed my few belongings and kept checking my email for a notice from couchsurfing.org. Finally, desprate me had gotten a couchsurfing reply!
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Vern takes a hike...: October 2010
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Vern takes a hike. A non-hiker's guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Before, during, and after. Vern Takes a Photo. Day 113 - Part 2 - Uneasy and Feelin' Queasy. There I was with practically no water treatment:. All the bleach I had for 100, possibly 150 miles). And so I walked into the next phase of burned trees. But here there was no bathroom: instead, there were obstacles in the trail and hordes of mosquitoes waiting to attack me if I stopped for a moment. But I couldn't drink too much.I need...
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Vern takes a hike...: May 2010
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Vern takes a hike. A non-hiker's guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Before, during, and after. Vern Takes a Photo. The Goat Farm: Part One. Day 50 (part two) - A sidetrip. But, I was still hoping that I had indeed made the right decision as I walked to the Mojave thrift store, the pre-determined meetup spot for the three of us who were going to head to the goat farm that afternoon: Furniture, Ishmael, and I. It was the perfect meeting spot seeing as we needed work clothes for the farm. Hershey, the...
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Vern takes a hike...: Coming full circle
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Vern takes a hike. A non-hiker's guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Before, during, and after. Vern Takes a Photo. On the 8th of June, 2010 I felt like an utter failure. My attempt to thru hike the Pacific Crest Trail was squashed by my own misery. The next morning they packed up their tents and sleeping bags and headed north towards Mt. Whitney. I stayed behind packed my things, and headed back to the nearest trail outlet. In Oregon I found my pace and my confidence. On the 12th of September 2010 ...
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Vern takes a hike...: September 2009
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Vern takes a hike. A non-hiker's guide to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Before, during, and after. Vern Takes a Photo. I love water sports. Clayton looked at me after I had yet again popped back up from the depths of the pool, "You LOVE water sports! I do LOVE water sports! A year later while working in The Bahamas on a film I got unofficially voted the crew member most often in the water. I didn't tell anyone, but I was secretly honored. The housing adds 1 pound to my weight count for the trip, but it...
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