SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: 702.8 miles
50 Days of Hiking, 10 Zero days
01 April 2012 to 31 May 2012
Section A: Campo to Warner Springs
Part 1: 1 Day, April 1st
Campo to Lake Morena: 20.6mi, slack pack
Nobo Mileage: 20.6mi
Resupply: Packs at Morena entrance
Pace: 20.6mi/day
Part 2: 2 Days, April 2nd to 3rd
Lake Morena to Mt. Laguna: 22.4mi
Nobo Mileage: 43.0mi
Resupply: Mt. Laguna P/O, or General Store
Pace: 11.2mi/day
Part 3: 5 Days, April 4th to 8th
Mt. Laguna to Warner Springs: 66.6mi
Nobo Mileage: 109.6mi
Resupply: Mataguay Scout Ranch or Warner Springs P/O
Pace: 13.32mi/day
Zero: At Mataguay for 2 days, April 9th to 10th
Section B: Warner Springs to Cabazon
Part 1: 3 Days, April 11th to 13th
Warner Springs to Anza: 41.7mi
Nobo Mileage: 151.3mi
Resupply: At Highway 74 crossing
Pace: 13.9mi/day
Part 2: 5 Days, April 14th to 18th
Anza to Cabazon: 58.3mi
Nobo Mileage: 209.6mi
Resupply: In Palm Springs
Pace: 11.6mi/day
Zero: In Palm Springs for 2 days, April 19th to 20th
Section C: Cabazon to Wrightwood
Part 1: 4 Days, April 21st to 24th
Cabazon to Big Bear (Highway 18 crossing): 55.4mi
Nobo Mileage: 265.3mi
Resupply: At Big Bear Hostel or Big Bear P/O
Pace: 13.85mi/day
Zero: in Big Bear for 1 day, April 25th
Part 2: 7 Days to April 26th to May 2nd
Big Bear to Wrightwood (Angeles Crest Highway 2 crossing): 104.2mi
Nobo Mileage: 369.5mi
Resupply: At Wrightwood P/O
Pace: 14.88mi/day
Zero: in Wrightwood for 1 day, May 3rd
Section D: Wrightwood to Agua Dulce: 84.9mi, 6 Days, May 4th to 9th
Nobo Mileage: 454.4mi
Resupply: At The Saufley's
Pace: 14.15mi
Note: Add an extra half-day’s worth of food; Detour to Summit Mt. Baden Powell
Zero: at Saufley’s for 1 day, May 10th
Section E: Agua Dulce to Tehachapi
Part 1: 4 Days, May 11th to 14th
Agua Ducle to Hiker Town: 64mi
Nobo Mileage: 518.4mi
Resupply: At Hiker Town
Pace: 16mi/day
Zero: in Hiker Town for 1 night
Part 2: 3 Days, May 15th to 17th
Hiker Town to Tehachapi (Highway 58 crossing): 48.2mi
Nobo Mileage: 566.6mi
Resupply: At Tehachapi P/O
Pace: 16.07mi/day
Zero: in Tehachapi for 1 day, May 18th
Section F: Tehachapi to Kennedy Meadows
Part 1: 6 Days, May 19th to May 24th
Tehachapi to Walker Pass: 85.4mi
Nobo Mileage: 652mi
Resupply: At Kernville, (with Hess Family?) or Resupply at Lake Isabella
Pace: 14.23mi/day
Zero: (with Hess’ ?) for 1 night or Zero in Lake Isabella, May 25th
Part 2: 4 Days, May 26th to May 29th
Walker Pass to Kennedy Meadows: 50.8mi
Nobo Mileage: 702.8mi
Resupply: At Kennedy Meadow’s General Store
Pace: 12.7mi/day
Zero: at Kennedy Meadows for 2 days, May 30th to 31st
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: 586.5 miles
33-36 Days of Hiking, 3-4 Zero Days
01 June 2012 to 13 July 2012
Section A: Kennedy Meadows to Mammoth Lakes
Part 1: 4.5 days, plus 1 day for Whitney, June 1st to 6th
Kennedy Meadows to Whitney Portal: 66.5mi
Nobo Mileage: 767.1mi
Resupply: None
Pace: 14.93mi/day or more
Note: Detour for Whitney summit is exactly one extra day, June 6th
Part 2: 1.5 days, June 7th to 8th
Whitney Portal to Independence (Kearsarge Pass): 23.1mi
Nobo Mileage: 790.2mi
Resupply: Bishop P/O or package drop at private home
Pace: 14.93mi/day or more
Zero: One day in Bishop, June 9th
Part 3: 7-8 days (pack for eight), June 10th to 17th
Kearsarge Pass to Mammoth Lakes (Red’s Meadow): 116.4mi
Nobo Mileage: 906.6mi
Resupply: Mammoth Lakes P/O (or Grocery Store)
Pace: 15mi/day or more
Zero: in Mammoth for 1 day, June 18th
Section B: Mammoth Lakes to South Lake Tahoe
Part 1: 2 days (3 days w/Half Dome option), June 19th to 21st
Mammoth Lakes to Tuolumne Meadows: 38.8mi
Nobo Mileage: 941.6mi
Resupply: None
Face: 19.4mi/day
Note: Can stay in backpacker’s camping section, top off food from general store, and take a day off to climb Half Dome
Part 2: 8 days, June 22nd to 29th
Tuolumne Meadows to South Lake Tahoe: 152.9mi
Nobo Mileage: 1094.5mi
Resupply: South Lake Tahoe P/O or Local Grocery Store
Pace: 19.11mi/day
Zero: in Tahoe for 1 or 2 days, June 30th to July 1st
Section C: South Lake Tahoe to Belden Town
Part 1: 3.5 days, July 2nd to 5th
South Lake Tahoe to Truckee (Pooh’s Corner): 64.3mi
Nobo Mileage: 1158.8mi
Resupply: Package Drop at Pooh’s Corner
Pace: 18.37mi/day
Part 2: 2 days, July 6th to 7th
Truckee to Sierra City: 38.8mi
Nobo Mileage: 1197.6mi
Resupply: None
Pace: 19.4mi/day
Zero: in Sierra City (Red Moose Inn) for 1 day, July 8th
Part 3: 4.5 days, July 9th to 13th
Sierra City to Belden Town: 91.7mi
Nobo Mileage: 1289.3mi
Resupply: Belden Town P/O
Pace: 20.38mi/day
Note: Visit the Williams at Honker Pass! (around Bucks Summit?) amazing folks
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: 408.2 Miles
20 Days of Hiking, 2.5 Zero Days
14 July 2012 to 06 Aug 2012
Section A: Belden to Dunsmuir
Part 1: 4 Days, July 14th to 17th
Belden to Old Station: 87.3mi
Nobo Mileage: 1377.7mi
Resupply: at Old Station, package drop at Hiker Hideout
Pace: 21.75mi/day
Zero: 1 day in Old Station, July 18th
Part 2: 6 Days, July 19th to 24th
Old Station to Dunsmuir: 128.8mi
Nobo Mileage: 1506.5mi
Resupply: at Dunsmuir P/O (or package drop at specific hotel?)
Pace: 21.47mi/day
Zero: ½ day in Dunsmuir, July 24th
Section B: Dunsmuir to Ashland, OR
Part 1: 4.5 Days, July 25th July 29th
Dunsmuir to Etna (Somes-Bar Etna Road crossing): 99.8
Nobo Mileage: 1606.3mi
Resupply: at Etna P/O
Pace: 22.17mi/day
Part 2: 2.5 Days, July 30th to August 2nd
Etna to Seiad Valley: 55.8mi
Nobo Mileage: 1662.1mi
Resupply at Seiad Valley P/O
Pace: 22.32mi/day
Part 3: 3 Days, August 3rd to 5th
Seiad Valley to Ashland (Interstate 5 crossing): 64.5mi
Nobo Mileage: 1726.6mi
Resupply: in Ashland, Grocery Store or P/O
Pace: 21.5mi/day
Zero: 1 day in Ashland, August 6th
OREGON: 457.6 Miles
19.5 Days of Hiking, 2 Zero Days
07 Aug 2012 to 28 Aug 2012
Section A: Ashland to Bend
Part 1: 4.5 Days, August 7th to 11th
Ashland to Crater Lake: 105.4mi
Resupply: in Crater Lake/Mazama Village P/O
Pace: 24mi/day
Part 2: 5 Days, August 11th to 15th
Crater Lake to Elk Lake Resort: 125.7mi
Resupply: at Elk Lake Resort
Pace: 24mi/day
Part 3: 1.5 Day, August 16th to 17th
Elk Lake Resort to Bend, 31.0mi
Resupply: at Local Grocery Store
Pace: 24mi/day
Zero: 1 day in Bend, August 18th
Section B: Bend to Cascade Locks, 167.1mi, 7 Days, August 19th to August 25th
Resupply: at Cascade Locks P/O
Pace: 24mi/day
Zero: 1 Day in Cascade Locks, August 26th
WASHINGTON: 508.4 Miles
20 Days of Hiking, 1 Zero Day
27 Aug 2012 to 16 Sep 2012
Section A: Cascade Locks to Skykomish
Part 1: 6 Days, August 27th to September 1st
Cascade Locks to White Pass: 147.8mi
Nobo Mileage: 2302.8mi
Resupply at White Pass Kracker Barrel Store (Package Drop)
Pace: 24.63mi/day
Part 2: 7 Days, September 2nd 8th
White Pass to Skykomish (Stevens Pass, Highway 2): 173.5mi
Nobo Mileage: 2476.3mi
Resupply at Skykomish P/O (or Seattle?)
Pace: 24.79mi/day
Zero: 1 Day in Skykomish or Seattle? September 9th
Section B: Skykomish to Manning Park, (B.C.)
Part 1: 4 Days, September 10th to 13th
Skykomish to Stehekin: 97.8mi
Nobo Mileage: 2574.1mi
Resupply at Stehekin P/O
Pace: 24.45mi/day
Part 2: 3 Days, September 14th to 16th
Stehekin to Manning Park: 89.4mi
Nobo Mileage: 2663.5mi
Pace: 25.54mi/day
