Daily Miles: 13 Total Miles: 481 It rained a bit overnight, but we all slept comfortably. The sky was a mix when we got up, but it felt like we were going to have some warmer temperatures at least. We only had three miles of forest road … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 14 Total Miles: 468 This morning we woke up to everything being damp again. Although it had rained a bit overnight, the bigger problem was the moisture in the air or in the ground. The undersides of our tarps were wet and our … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 16 Total Miles: 454 It rained pretty steady overnight. When we first got up and started packing our gear, the rain had stopped. But it was raining lightly again by the time we started down the trail. The trail for the first part of … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 12 Total Miles: 438 When we woke up this morning everything felt damp. We had camped near a very small creek, but since it only had a tiny amount of water in it, we didn’t give it much thought. But, it turns out that it kept the air … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 15 Total Miles: 426 Another really tough day on the trail. It took us 12.5 hours (including a few short breaks) to go 15 miles. Ugh. When we got up this morning it was surprisingly warm out and the sky was mostly blue, with a few … [Read more...]

Daily Miles: 16 Total Miles: 411 It feels like the difficulty level of the MRT has really ratcheted up the past few days, and today was no exception. It felt like we were pushing all day, and still only managed to hike 16 miles. The trail before … [Read more...]