Daily Miles: 15 Total Miles: 209 Well, we decided to head out today. Not because the weather forecast was good, but more because we were getting antsy to leave McDermitt. The motel we stayed in probably ranks in the bottom three (possibly … [Read more...]
ODT 11 – September 27 – McDermitt
Daily Miles: 8 Total Miles: 194 Last night we had been enticed to our camping spot by the flat ground. We ignored the fact that it was exposed and a bit windy, thinking that the views were nice and the wind would let us cowboy camp. Well, … [Read more...]
ODT 10 – September 26 – Louse Canyon
Daily Miles: 19 Total Miles: 186 It got quite cold last night. Luckily, it wasn’t wet as well, so we only had to deal with one thing. It was nice to wake up in the morning to dry gear. As we were packing up in the dark, we starting to … [Read more...]
ODT 9 – September 25 – Canyon Alternate
Daily Miles: 23 Total Miles: 167 We were happy to wake up to alarms this morning and to dry sleeping bags. It feels so dark when our alarm goes off and it is hard to believe it will be light by the time we have packed up, but it always seems … [Read more...]
ODT 8 – September 24 – Little West Owyhee
Daily Miles: 15 Total Miles: 144 Once again, the time zone change has gotten the best of us. Yesterday we all moved our clocks to Pacific Time, but somehow overnight the clocks changed and no-one’s alarm went off. SweetPea woke up 40 … [Read more...]
ODT 7 – September 23 – Three Forks
Daily Miles: 21 Total Miles: 129 Another morning of waking up to a went tent/tarp and wet sleeping bags. We have talked with several folks who have hiked the ODT in the fall and they said they had cowboy camped all but one night on the … [Read more...]
ODT 6 – September 22 – Leaving Rome
Daily Miles: 19 Total Miles: 108 We have been struggling with the time zone for the past few days. We seem to have been close to the line which delineates Mountain Time and Pacific Time for the past two days. The other night, Qball’s phone … [Read more...]
