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Monday on PCT

Monday, 2 pm. @ Big Lake Youth Camp. Have done 42 miles in two days and an evening, and will try for 6 more tonight.

Spotty cell coverage thus far but am using the Spot Connect satellite with solar-powered iPhone to give 41-character msgs and our location. They’re on the Twitter feed.

Spent Sunday night at Lava Camp where a “trail angel” had a nice setup for PCTers, including s’mores. (Yeah, baby!) Other hikers from Georgia, New Hampshire, Australia and Germany. Glenn wowed them with magic tricks and funny face contortions.

The big news today is Glenn, my hiking partner, learned — in the lava near Dee Wright Observatory — that he’s a first-time grandfather. Daughter Katie had a little boy in LA.

While hiking in the lava above Dee Wright, it was cool going by the junction to Little Belknap because that’s where, 12 years ago this month, I met thru-hiker Laura Buhl, who planted the seed that I could do a variation of this someday.

We were concerned that a fire we saw Sunday might close the PCT but even though it is within 2 miles of here trail still open.

We will hit the 300-mile mark tonight as we head north of Highway 20 toward Mt Jefferson. I’m battling some blisters, but our stop here at Big Lake,’including a shower, has fired me up. Onward.


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Cathy Schaeffer's sixth-grade class at St. Mary Catholic School

Taylorville, Ill.

 Henley Bliler  

 I would like to fly over the beginning of World War II because I would like to see exactly what happened. 

 

Ruby Broux 

I would like to fly over the Acropolis of Athens. I would fly over there because it is very cool how it is still standing up since the 5th century B.C.E 

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Landyn Durbin 

I would like to fly over Egypt whenever the pyramids were being built. I would like to fly over this because it is a mystery of how they were built. 

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Bentley Friesland 

American Revolution, to learn why Great Britain wanted war with the U.S. 

 

Renee' Gunning 

I would like to fly over Apollo 11 because I think it would be cool to see the moon landing. 

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Drew Kietzman  

I would fly over D-day because it is such an important part of World War II and it is a really cool event. I think it is a cool event because there were so many planes, boats, soldiers and tanks. 

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Macie McDowell  

One historical event I would fly over is World War II because I think it would be interesting to see all of the people who fought in the hard time. 

 

Kate Shivers 

I would fly over WW1 because it would be interesting to see what kind of equipment they used and how the countries lined up. 

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Liam Stromberg 

Rome to see and picture it all in the past and what it looked like in the past.

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Roman Watson  

I would like to fly over when they built the statue of liberty because i want to see the people who built it. 

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Matthew Wayman 

I would like to fly over when the Vikings went into battle because the vikings were very strong and powerful humans. 

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