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by Gillian Larson | posted: April 16, 2014

I saw this big guy along the trail on the way to Silverwood Lake on Wednesday. #2014PCT

by Gillian Larson | posted: April 15, 2014

On Monday I took a rest day--my first since starting the trail on the 4th! The horses have been able to trade off in terms of long days, with one or the other having a rest while the other one put in the miles, but I've been at it all day long each day, trying […]

by Gillian Larson | posted: April 13, 2014

A hiker on the PCT that I met asked me what I was liking most and least about my journey so far. My least favorite part was easy--it's all the downed trees that block the trail and make progress difficult. And my favorite . . . that was easy too; it's all the amazing reptiles […]

by Gillian Larson | posted: April 12, 2014

I climbed up out of Whitewater on Friday, after a two hour delay when I had to stop about three miles into the trail and re-pack Takoda's pack saddle; apparently I hadn't done quite as good of a job that morning as I thought, or needed a little more practice for "the real deal." But […]

by Gillian Larson | posted: April 12, 2014

I'm on my way to Big Bear! And for the first time, I'm going to do what I always planned to do (but which was made difficult by the lack of water and the uncertainty about Shyla's fitness for the trail). So far, I've been riding light and switching off horses in order to get […]

by Gillian Larson | posted: April 11, 2014

The horses might not be afraid of snakes, but once I reached the valley floor on Thursday evening I did encounter a whole new set of frightening horse-eating monsters--or so Takoda seemed to think. First it was the Spinning Pinwheels of Death, as Takoda imagined the whirling wind turbines of the Cabazon Pass to be. […]

by Gillian Larson | posted: April 10, 2014

So Thursday was another interesting day on the PCT. It started early, when I drove out to Paradise Cafe in order to give a ride to four hikers who--like me--were having to skip the closed section between Highway 74 and Idyllwild, where a recent fire had made the trail unsafe. I had passed them--my three […]

by Gillian Larson | posted: April 10, 2014

One of the exciting moments of our ride Thursday was coming across this rosy boa. I have two just like it at home, but this one was much bigger than mine and looked very fat and sassy. #2014PCT

by Gillian Larson | posted: April 10, 2014

Despite all the Hollywood westerns that show horses rearing in fear of a snake, my horses have never shown the least bit of concern about any of the ones we've seen, either during this trip or on previous rides over the years. #2014PCT

by Gillian Larson | posted: April 10, 2014

Once Takoda and I started down the other side of San Jacinto, we were taunted by the vision of the 10 interstate crossing the desert below us on the way to Palm Springs. It seemed as if no matter how far we walked, it never got any closer! #2014PCT

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