And the 'tough'.............
..........draw on their childhood memories for solace!
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| When is 'Loveboat' coming on?? |
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| They 'leaved' me.... and now it's pissing! |
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| Trail Angel to the rescue.... she couldn't do enough for PCT thru hikers! could've stayed with her for two days! |
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| It's not all bad.....This was pretty nice! |
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| Finally....some real progress....Halaluia! |
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| This was nice too ... a fully paved trail across the Antelope Valley Heading for the Aquaduct |
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| Nope..... It's not oil......It's water for thirsty LA |
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| Trail Angels come in all sizes and shapes... These guys really 'kicked ass' (This picture is for John Bennett) |
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| Gave me 10 lbs of army rations and gator aid! Sweet!! |
Meanwhile ....... John and Sandy were busy too!
We had all the luck with snakes... in 550 miles Darrell saw none
In approx 20 miles we saw four or five
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| Here's a question.... In a battle between car and pine cone.. Who wins?? |
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| Answer?....Pine cone!!.......had to buy a new tire! |
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| Here's their weapon of choice ...really sharp! |
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| Here's proof that we also hiked some of the PCT |
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Let's play 'Find the snake!' This guy (and an other one) was only 6" from our ankles! and we had to walk back in the tall grass!Sandy freaked out! |
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| The windy Mojave has an incredible array of wind turbines!! This was just one row of hundreds The PCT winds right through the middle of them! |
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| OK....OK.....Listen up!! ........ Did anyone get the address?? |
And then we went to 'Six flags - Magic Mountain'
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| We though we were going to do this ride ...'The Viper' Accidentally got in the wrong line... Ended up doing the Meanest..Baddest ride of all! The...'X2' |
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| This one!! .....the X2 |
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| Made the PNE wooden roller coaster feel like a ferris wheel! But ... surprisingly ...we managed to keep our composure! |
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| See what I mean.. Totally at ease!... P.S. We did go on and do the 'Viper' also! It was cool! |
From the looks on your faces and body language on the X2, I think I would much rather make friends with your cousins, 'The Rattlers.'
ReplyDeletejust checking may 24
ReplyDeleteHave you seen the 'green mojave' yet?
ReplyDeleteNyla also had a battle with the pinecone, the pinecone won and cut her foot!
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe mom went on that ride, looks like you had fun?!?!?! The kids want to know if Grandpa was going to barf and why was Grandma wearing her glasse? How big was it and why?
ReplyDeleteFrom the kids...
MOM!!! wake up it's almost over, your going to miss the ride.
ReplyDeleteHi Darrell, John and Sandy
ReplyDeleteJust checking in at the 500 mile mark and wow. You have had a lot going on. Darrell looks good and John and Sandy on the roller coaster don't look so good. John that is quite the pine cone did your lovely assistant Sandy help you change the tire?
How is it all going does Darrell love seeing you guys at the end of each leg or does he say "go on ahead I will meet you at the next stop?"
How is he (you both) holding up so far?
See you in Oregon in August.....
Richard Walter
Hi all of you...Dave and I have been following your story with envy. Wish we could be on the trail with you Darrell, but the timing is just not with us this year. Too many commitments.
ReplyDeleteWe will be watching closely as you approach Washington so we can jump on board in September or October if things are a bit delayed.
Can you send some of that sunshine this way!
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