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Can a car be rented in lake city?
Can a car be rented in lake city? I’ll hike the 20 miles. If I still feel the need to pull out then I will hutch to town and wait for malachi or rent a car
Go to wok and I’ll decide at lake city. Do I climb a mountain before then? In the San Juan’s?
86 it will take me about 10 hours to get there so I hope I can have time to dry things if I can. It’ll probably take me longer if I get a chance to dry it
I don’t know what to do OK right now I want you to come get me right where I am
What should I do? What would you do given circumstances I’ve explained.
The only problem is that o have to hitch a ride and I don’t know how long that would take
I don’t think you’re getting all my messages
Or is it working distance? I have no service I can’t tell.
If I go to creed how do I actually get there? Do I have to hitchhike because it’s early in the morning and I don’t think I’ll find a ride for hours.
Right so hitching. Same as Lake City I have to get to a point and I have hitch there as well.
OK everything just sucks right now. Keep going. I hope I don’t die from hypothermia
It’s very cloudy like one big cloud looks like one snowy cloud. Other nights have been small clouds, but the moon was more clear right now. Moon is not very
Clear it’s being covered by clouds. Does that mean stormy they usually
Ugh
I wish it was easy to get off I keep crying cause I’m so freaking cold
I decides to rain I’m dead. I have absolutely nothing to keep me protected. Moreen jacket feels like it just came out of the washer. It’s completely useless
Climbing mountains with all wet gear
Baby you don’t have to come get me. My biggest concern is during my stuff out. It will probably take at least 2 hours in direct light. I don’t feel safe
My leg feels better than it did last night, but this is how it felt before it got so painful I could barely walk
I made it to where the parking lot is that was one mile away. There are two vehicles here one I think, belongs to this guy and grow with their dog peak bagging
I’m sitting here waiting and hopefully someone will take me to Creed. My leg is really an issue actually it felt better this morning until I started hiking
I’ve been down the steep mountain and it hurts a lot going down
I’m at the Willow Creek trailhead at the moment
If I can’t get a ride ride, am I supposed to hike out of here somewhere? Should I stay hiking or wait for
I am at Willow Creek Trail head did you find that on your map?
I’m hoping one of the jeep people will come down and I can ride with them as possible they might be segment hikers and just park here for a couple days

2/2 still be fine with FKT.
1/2 Oh man, I forgot to turn it on. I turned on the device but forgot to turn on the tracking. At least I have my GPS and my phone so hopefully that will
It’s harder than I remember.
I lost service I’m at 31.
I’m making good timing. I’m resting my ankle for 2 hours while I’m at lower elevation and warmer. Hung my bag and cowboy camping. Love you
This is so hard. I’m struggling with the altitude and weight
I’m struggling so much on this mountain. I’m so tired. My eyes are struggling to stay awake.
2/2 headache and just really sluggish so just trying to get over this past so I can get down.
1/2 I am at the peak of Jorge pass and silver 11,000 feet. Some snow up here it’s beautiful it’s cold and I have a touch of altitude sickness with my
I made it off of the mountain and camp set up. Heading down for a nap. 38 miles only for day 2.
2/2 so my body had a four hour rest and probably 2 half hour sleep.
1/2 I love you too. Thanks for always believing at me. I feel rested after sleeping on and off for three hours and then an hour setting up and breaking down
Look on FarOut elevation map from mi 87-119. That’s what I have coming up.
2/2 raining. I love you.
1/2 I should’ve taken my pet cover. My sleeping bag is wet. I have an emergency poncho so I’m warm to nap for about three hours and hope that stops
I was so cold that I get warm so I can actually sleep still raining
Pray that I get warm and stops raining My puffy jacket is wet too. Probably need to contact the company. Only dry thing is one shirt.
Please look at the area. I’m heading into and the weather. Every single item I have is wet, except the one shirt I need to dry them
I’m waiting I out a storm. Becauee I have 5 miles above tree line next. I’m soaked everything is soaked I’m freezing .
I’m doing great! Not moving fast with all the mountain passes but one of my favorite sections! Everything is all dry now! I love you!
I’m ok. Tired.Hiked 18 so far ate dinner ams going to try to get in another 16 before 530am
2/2 o’clock and I’ve only gotten in 8 miles for the day so far this is ridiculous.
1/2 Please pray over me, please. I’ve spent between four and five hours fixing issues they’re not fixed still but it’s just what it is and it is 3
The bag is too stiff with the support in it. It causes shooting nerve pain in my back. It collapses and causes more shoulder pain without it.
I don’t think the lack is my right size. It’s a small. When I measured for a new one my torso came out medium. Maybe that is part of the issue
Will update immediately or the next billing cycle. It is not updating on the phone yet. I did cut my pad before you mention it and it’s not great either.
2/2 through the snow. Pray for me right now it’s dark.
1/2 I’m climbing the most serious and dangerous section on this course right now almost done but it’s dark. It’s hard to see the rock formation path and
I’m scared I am confused on the path and literally a fall could mean death
2/2 what to do. I’m kind of stuck because I’m too scared.
1/2 I don’t know where everybody’s footprints are in the snow and this is one of those types were like you could slide down and fall off. I don’t know
I’m so freaking scares
I’m trying to get over the ridge but it’s all a steep grade of about 15 fr snow and no footprints even though I followed the path
I don’t want to die here
Something like that but it’s snow and dangerous and I don’t see prints where others went
I’m going to have to go for it. If you don’t hear back from me I’m an hour I must’ve fallen. I love you.
Is it really possible footprints would’ve disappeared?
I almost fell off. I feel stuck if I go backwards I may fall too
Don’t know what to do
I am literally stuck on lake an. Pass and I may fall off and die
I made it baby. I truly thought I may die
2/2 the basement and I was kind of stuck because I was sliding down the loose rock and could’ve died.
1/2 I made it. At least coming from your end you’ll see the footsteps where from my end the trail ended in the footsteps so I didn’t know how to get over
I got off. Dis you see my message?
2/2 bottles. I’m debating whether I go back and search for them or just rely on just my 1 L water filter. This sucks.
1/2 Well I went to grab a drink and I realized that when I fell Luis’s back my water bottles must’ve fallen out of my pack so I don’t have any water
I love you too
6/6 do is add time on the backside.
5/6 feet for a few miles but it’s gonna take me forever because I’m barely moving. I don’t know how to fix this. I’ll try and take a nap but all will
4/6 in my mind is just as weird stuff in it. I took a 10 minute nap on the trail but I’m over 12,000 feet so it’s not helping I don’t get below 12,000
3/6 water bottles means I have less water through the day so I can’t keep it at bay. I just struggle moving above 10,000 feet. and seem confused that things
2/6 also think I have a lottle altitude sickness right now. I think it’s due to last night and it wasn’t completely gone this morning and then losing my
1/6 I click on that and it doesn’t pull up the right stuff. I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s very hard now not knowing what I’m coming into. I
I just took a Tylenol because my head hurts pretty bad
3/3 nowbut I’m so struggling. I think I need to just lay down for a minute.
2/3 decisions but I don’t know the elevation. I’m giving it to. I guess I’m gonna have to try to nap at 12,000 feet, even though I’m really cold
1/3 I don’t know how to explain it but it’s not showing me current elevation compared to where I am and what’s coming up. It’s very hard to make
3/4 without stopping to breathe granted I was high elevation, but still, I can walk better this morning and get further but my head and neck feel really weird
2/4 like my neck is not strong enough to hold my head up. I had to cut last night shortto lay down because I knew I wasn’t well. I couldn’t walk 15 feet
1/4 Please send me signs of altitude sickness. And which ones are more serious if it things I can do. Right now my head and neck hurt pretty good and it feels
I have some of those not all. Right now my neck feels too weak to hold my head on
I’m taking an Advil. I love you so much.
3/3 half they come out really strong and can finish and 13. I don’t need to talk to doctor. I love you.
2/3 on the trail. So instead of finishing in 12 days, I’ll probably finish in 14 although I’m not exactly halfway there yet so as possible that the second
1/3 No, it’s fine. I I know like more seriously when I would have to get out the trail. Right now I just am trying to mitigate it and it is taking more time
2/2 just backpacks always hurt everywhere.
1/2 Maybe I don’t know how to dress a backpack. Maybe my backpack doesn’t fit me and it’s not the right size but I just don’t know what to do or they
2/2 of trash.
1/2 There’s definitely truth in what you say. I love you too. I have around 22 miles to get to Monarch and that’s where I can charge an empty few pounds
I’ve once again managed to waste my time trying to make my pack not hit so much I’m so tired mentally and physically
Far out is drunk and I’m so confused and mad right now
2/2 going on with a far out. I’m about to cry. I’m so frustrated.
1/2 I don’t know what is going on. I ended up back to spot. I was at 7 miles ago, but I went over the area I was supposed to go and I don’t know what’s
That was a hard 7 miles. It took me a while. I don’t wanna do it again.
I don’t know if there’s any way you can help me
Can you see me on the map?
There’s a map a pass at mile marker 60.9 I’ve already passed that and gone way past that so I don’t know how I’m back at mile 50
Baby, I need your help please. I don’t know what to do. I don’t wanna repeat those 10 miles I just did.
I should be around mile marker 62 actually but I don’t know how I ended up back at 50
2/3 a Boulderfield that we do kind of go through and on the way back we go through Boulderfield so I’m walking back to that to see if maybethere was a
1/3 I promise you I never turned around so there must be a connection to the two trails that far out doesn’t show. On the way to the mountain pass there is
3/3 distinct turn I missed
I am now because I’m trying I wish I could call you
1/2 I was heading south the whole time and then all of a sudden I ended up on the trail that was stuck going north but I was going on it but I recognized it
2/2 so I’m saying that there must be a connection between this trail and going south and I miss the turn, probably near that Boulderfield
The connection would’ve been after mile 62
I really don’t want to repeat those hard Miles
2/3 around the lake already and then somewhere in there, I ended up back on the north trail so there has to be connection that I wonder if Google maps would
3/3 show me instead.
1/3 I’ll try to be clear. I should be around probably mile marker 62 on West collegiate somehow I’m over here around 50. I came off of that pass. And
Except i have no cell service
I never turned around
1/2 Are you saying I made a mess on the trail when I thought I was aware with the near the lake after the past where you can tell me where I started going
2/2 north that could help me find where I made a turn
Or using other apps is there a way that this truck connects do I need to be? I can’t look those up because I have no Internet.
Is there a picture you can show me or is there a way I can get into the app to see where I started heading north
2/2 I’m around mile 50 right now
1/2 If I can’t find this connection, I’m going to have to repeat this whole section which is about 10 miles I think because I should be at mile 62 and
I don’t understand how I could have come off that pass and then somehow started going north again. It doesn’t make any sense to me.
I guess I’ll start repeating this whole section man read a rough go with this journey
That’s not Hancock Lake because Hancock Lake is north of the pass I crossed
There are many lakes here. Only one is Hancock Lake Hancock is the lake that I pass to go to the mountain pass.
2/2 it comes down to two more lakes.
1/2 Zoom in and look as though you’re going south you’ll pass Hancock and then there’s a little green flag that shows the pass. I crossed that pass and
2/2 after passing those I ended up on the north trail without realizing it and now I’m back up north again so there’s a connection around those two lakes
1/2 You’ll see that pass and then you’ll see two little lakes. The one says it’s at mile 61 four I definitely passed those going south as well somewhere
Is there a connection you can see?
Yes
No, you’re not getting my messages
2/2 It’s frustrating but it is what it is I guess.
1/2 Well, I’m repeating this for my section so it’s taking me a few hours out of my way and these miles don’t even count since I’ve already done them.
2/2 time because they’re so steep.
1/2 It’s a 4 mile section that I’m repeating. Oh nothing big just another mountain pass. I gotta redo you know because this mountain passes. Take a long
2/2 this 4 miles right now that’s my only option.
1/2 I found some CDT hiker is going backwards. They’re headed north and they had an actual map and we cannot find where the Trail split so I am repeating
Yes babe, that’s the mountain pass that I already did once. That’s what I said. I’m repeating 4 miles.
3/3 charged and finish this up now I won’t get there until tomorrow sometime
2/3 hour now. I should be close to boss lake by now so this is a little bit of a bummer as I was going to make it to monarch by midnight. Sleep while my stuff
1/3 I am repeating mile 50 back 63 where I was so I guess it’s 3 miles I’m repeating. Plus all this time I spent trying to figure it all out for over an
2/2 and now puts it at four lower mileage days in a row. So now we’re looking at definitely probably 14 days finishing
1/2 Babe, I figured it out. I’m repeating three extra miles but what this means on the time scale of things is instead of having three lower mileage days
I know babe. I’ve done that section twice ;) I just don’t k ow what happened. It must’ve been a time hole. I love you.
It’s easier to explain over the phone. I said multiple times now I’m repeating 3 miles but that 3 miles involves a mountain pass that’s very steep.
2/2 message later to let you know what happened. I love you. Thank you.
1/2 Once again, I turned off all settings on my watch so I don’t have those functions set up anymore. I’ll be fine. Go back to sleep. I’ll send you a
I promise you I made it to the top of the top of the pass. I just did it a second time. I promise I did
I took videos of it the first time
2/2 wonder if there’s a trail for a second pass I’m really confused. It’s like a time hole.
1/2 This is so weird. I took a video coming up over that pass earlier but coming down the backside looks different in the past. I’m looking at right now. I
Nooooooo I didn’t babe!!
2/2 love you. Thank you for trying to help me as you always do.
1/2 I took a picture of the map of what I think happened. I also took videos the first time so when I watched them I I can explain to you over the phone. I
4/4 Monarch.
3/4 have a lot of climbing so I won’t get there fast unfortunately I’m a little discouraged though but keep moving forward. I love you. I’ll call you at
2/4 then or wait until I get to Monarch pass? I’ll just call you at Monarch pass so you can get some sleep. Monarch passes 15 1/2 miles away, but it does
1/4 Boss Lake is 5 1/2 miles away now no I’m still climbing so it won’t be super fast. I do know I get cell service up there. Do you want me to call you
3/3 ready to be done now.
2/3 miss you and the kids. I can do long term backpacking with you but would be too lonely by myself. I’m still tired. 5 more days. I can do it but I’m
1/3 Love you too! I put the tent up last night and trying to get myself on a schedule like Jess and see how that goes for me. I love this but I’m lonely. I
I’m so frustrated that I can’t seem to handle the neck pain from thr lack. It’s hampering my mileage. I don’t know what to do.
3/3 one. I’m still in a lot of pain.
2/3 able to be close to 40 but I don’t even know if I’ll get 30 today because I can’t stop adjusting it because I’m in so much painI even took that
1/3 And wasting so many times by adjustment PAK many times I just want to get the miles done and it started off good and it’s easier miles so I should be
2/2 It’s just keeps falling down because it’s so painful.
1/2 I just feel so weak and so it’s frustrating because my body could do miles but my neck I can’t even hold my neck straight to look straight ahead.
It may delay me out here another 7 days with no food in the end
I’ve had easier miles but only managed 10 miles in 7 hours.
I’m apparently off course on a section we already don’t have water for 11 miles and it’s so hot. Trying to hold up. Why??? Why again???
2/2 challenged mentally since physically. I just wanna burn this pack because I just hurt so bad from it.
1/2 I miss the junction. It went off .6 miles and so is a 1.2 well I added on. In one sentence I’m fine put in the mental side. I’m starting to be
3/3 much.
2/3 packs or they wouldn’t be out here doing the CDT. I’m going to run out of food because I can’t keep my miles up because the stupid pack hurts so
1/3 I just think there’s something wrong like it’s probably not the right fit for me too small maybe. I don’t hear other people complaining about their
2/2 keep stopping to readjust it. Reason why I miss the sign is because I can’t keep my stupid neck up to look at things cause it hurts so much
1/2 I’m just so much at a loss what to do everything else about my body eating my blisters are fine. It’s the PAK that’s causing me to go so slow and
I have tried all the things. I don’t know what to do. I have repacked this PAK numerous times.
2/2 this hard.
1/2 I need water. I don’t have water for 7 miles. It wouldn’t have been too much of an issue if I didn’t loose my bottles. So many things are making
My most immediate need right now is water. I’ve been out for a while. I have 4 1/2 miles to go. I can’t move fast without water.
I just said about 4 1/2 miles
My mouth is so parched dry. It’s going to take me 2 hours to get there. I’m hungry too but can’t eat without water. So hard right now.
2/2 lonely out here. I haven’t hiked with anyone.
1/2 Yes not too long ago. I like doing this but part of the difficulty is I’m so used to being around my family and I miss you guys also terribly very
I’m laying down on the ground with my head on the ground so I could try to ease up my neck
2/2 can’t tell it since it’s coming up but it’s warmer. It’s really cold right now.
1/2 I lost service, babe. I don’t have service right now. My neck is doing that thing again. I don’t understand it. I wanna lay down and rest it, but I
2/2 and I think that’s what’s happening to my neck. I really can’t lift it up. It’s like I have to look at the ground and I can’t lift it up
1/2 So in some 72 hour races, I watched some people where their heads start to like a chin and then they walking sideways and there’s something that happens
2/2 and then I’ll start doing it again. Is there a term for I know what it is but I think it is.
1/2 It’s just something during racing but within like when they stop racing and that goes back to normal that’s why I keep resting up be OK for a while
3/3 so tired.
2/3 no. I slept horrible both times so it was really good my buddy like went to sleep immediatelyprobably within five seconds of lay my head down. My body is
1/3 In the middle of the night, kind of I slept cowboy style from 10:20 AM then got back up to miles for the day yesterday and then I pooped roughly 5:30 AM
I did ;)
Yes whatever he wants. He has been saving for a long time now.
2/2 feet and hotspots and my feet just feel like raw hamburger still
1/2 Today is a test to see how well I can run on blisters because there are definitely some spots to be able to run and I definitely have blisters all over my
I’m really tired like I just really wanna take a shower and go to sleep
2/2 love you.
1/2 It’s another very hot day. This whole stretch there aren’t many water access and then when they are, it’s still water and mosquitoes. I miss you. I
It’s so hard to walk when your feet feel like a meat beater beat them.
Hi hon. I haven’t had cell service. How are things going at home? I love you. Tell the boys I said hi and love them too.
2/2 where I spent the night on my last night here although I am a day later but stillno Internet.
1/2 I’m OK I suck my feet put on your tape put on socks then 30 minutes later fell in another creek so now I have wet feet again. I’m almost to the point
I love you too. Do I just catch up to me? I’m getting very tired and need more sleep. I did sleep for 2 1/2 hours in a. Trail bathroom. How did the woman die?
3/4 cause you’re tired and so it hangs low and hurts if I hold it up it feels good, but don’t let go. It goes back down on his own looking down at the
4/4 ground and I can’t keep it in a new position on my own right now.
2/4 stuck looking down for so long so I don’t trip in addition to being way down by my pack that now it’s just the muscles won’t hold it up right now
1/4 Please pray for my neck. That’s the biggest issue at the moment. I have to keep using one of my hands to hold it up. I think it’s because it’s been
Renee from wilksboro? She died from being impaled by a stick during a race when she fell off of a 10 ft cliff
5/5 better after soaking last night and that water so hopefully if my neck can calm down I can move more efficiently.
4/5 sense.
I got in 31 miles yesterday and 34 the day before. My PAK is so much lighter, but my feet were initiating the past two days but they feel much
3/5 pass. That was my last pass that I crossed before I quit last year I’m just a few miles behind from where I quit so I’m almost caught up if that makes
2/5 also ask Leah to just update my sister and brother and I’ll let you update your family. I have Less than 150 miles to go and I am almost at the mountain
1/5 I tried messaging Aaliyah through satellite, but she didn’t reply so I don’t know if she got it. Can you just check in on the kids for me and then
Never heard that.
Thanks my love. Please update my brother and sister if you haven’t. Andrew leaves me messages daily but I don’t have cell service yet. He worries about me
2/2 my food before I’m done. I’m hungry.!
1/2 Made it to the point that I dropped out last year. Ate a snack and took a 5 min trail nap. Heading onward. I need to get moles up otherwise I’ll eat all
4/4 asleep within 10 seconds every single time.
3/4 took another 10 min nap but that wasn’t enough so I added another 10 mo. You know I’m exhausted when I set my timer and lay down and I’m literally
2/4 numbers up so that I don’t have to run a day without food. A normal trail run without food is one thing but climbing mountains will be very difficult. I
1/4 Please pray for endurance and for me to stay awake. I’m running on fumes and it’s so hard to stay awake. Now it’s even more crucial to get those
4/4 sleepiness and get miles up I’ll be out here a 5th day and no food at all for that one.
3/4 eat it all. I have 2 dehydrated meals left and all other things are my snacks basically. 2 dehydrated meals for 4 days but I’d I can’t kick this
2/4 now I have 2 days worth of food mostly containing what I brought for a day. The other 2 days with are leftover food I didn’t eat in the beginning. Now I
1/4 I have 10 miles for today so far counting. Not much. Really need to try to get to 35 before the next day starts counting. I’m so low on energy. Right
One of my recent miles took an hour to climb so it’s not easy getting miles in when you’re climbing mountains
I’m at me 347/485 (according to FarOut. So 138 miles left from this moment. Love you
1/2 Jess will finish tonight. She has 12 miles left. So 12 days and change for her. Meanwhile I’m trying so hard to get under 16 days. I feel so slow and
2/2 kind of bummed I wasn’t able to do this faster. Ugh.
This neck issue is very hard to deal with
2/2 can’t log back in until I have that.
1/2 By the way, what is your Audible password and login information? I was listening to a book and then when my iPod had recharged, it logged me out and I
Something is wrong with my neck. I don’t know if the bones need to be cracked like from a chiropractor, but it’s so hard.
Welp, I officially used the rest of my tape and my skin so I don’t have anything left
It is almost 10:10 AM and all I have left to eat today is one package of pepperoni and one dehydrated meal. The other few things I’ve already eaten.
I have 110 miles left
Hah!
I’m not quitting, but I really don’t know how I’m gonna get through this
I used them all
4/4 get those miles in.
3/4 miles. So please continue praying for my neck and I can stay focused and just work through the pain if it doesn’t stop so I can just touch through and
1/4 This is where I see the biggest thing that will either make a break me. If my neck can relax so I can run more efficiently and hike more efficiently. I
2/4 can get more miles in and put higher miles. But it’s not at the moment and I’ve barely got miles in today and so it’s causing me to not get as many
2/2 need to just try to get as many miles as I can today and tomorrow the day after
1/2 I just took a long break and took Tylenol to see if that helps but I’ll see what they start hiking. I also looked at my food and it’s very low so I
I also don’t have any caffeine so that makes it hard to stay awake at night and during the day to be honest
I know. If I can’t pull out big numbers then I’ll be hiking all day the 16th as well and without any food by then.
And 2 powerbanks are dead already. I’m going to keep moving. I just want to get it done.
2/2 sleeping bag because the tent touches me put up. I’m cold. I’m pretty miserable right now.
1/2 I am on Ridge lines caught in a major thunder lightning hail had nowhere to put my tenant on this hill backwards and a minute, but I can’t pull my
3/3 can’t be making miles when I’m in here hiding away from lightning. I’m so sorry about your soldiers. Some people don’t think through things well.
2/3 wet because the tent walls are touching me in my bag. This is not fun. I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to finish because of the food issue when I
1/3 I’m filthy muddy soaking wet. I can’t pull anything out of my bag. If I even were to attempt to put my sleeping bag out it’s just gonna get soaking
Reply to me if you get this, please
2/2 Probably you know me you know how much I really hate being cold.
1/2 Did you get my text? I’m 100 miles left. Sounds like it’s calm down so leave soon, but I won’t be able to get warm for a while till tomorrow.
Just wanna cry. I hate being cold so much.
3/4 food left. I don’t want to bail but we’ll see what the reality is. It’s calming down so I’m getting ready to leave again and hike and hope that
4/4 makes close and everything dry out while I’m hiking. Pretty miserable right now. I don’t wanna be here right now.
2/4 tent is small and the sides came in and they’re touching me. I’m soaking wet. I’m freezing cold and I have 100 miles left to go. I don’t have much
1/4 OK, good. I still don’t have any clue when I’ll be done. For instance I’m sitting in my tent as it’s been thundering and lightning inhaling my
2/2 be fun. I’m trying not to cry ha ha
1/2 It’s gonna be a cool night hiking because I’m about a tree lying the whole time so that cool temp from the altitude on my wet clothes it’s gonna not
It’s 10 I just now noticed had so much water in it. I’m not sure how to get it out if you could just fly in and pick me up I’d quit right now.
And I’m trying to clean up the town just now noticed that it has so much water in it now too. This is so much fun.
Never mind, it’s still thunder lightning healing again
7/7 of Lowe’s and went to quit so I just need totry not to think that way.
6/7 that my biggest weakness with the ultra running and these sort of adventures is being wet and cold. Cold as my kryptonite when I’m cold, I met my lowest
4/7 everything so the thunder, lightning and hail has stopped, but it is still raining and I can hike in the rain but in the moment, I think I’m going to
3/7 Miles I can get in the night tonight as well as whatever I can get tomorrow. So hopefully Tuesday morning I can give you a better idea. I appreciate
5/7 try and sleep a little bit while it’s raining so that way hopefully it’ll stop when I can hike in the night. I always tell people that know me well
2/7 finish up on Wednesday but hopefully I can be done by noon. Again, I’ll keep you posted. I think I’ll have a better idea after I finish up whatever
1/7 Thanks for the encouragement. It’s calm down. I think I’m gonna get ready and pack up and hike out at this point. I probably will have some miles to
I haven’t made it out of the tent yet. It’s so hard for me mentally to get out there and pack up the tent while I’m being rained on.
4/4 longer it takes in the backside. I’m so frustrated and mentally down right now.
3/4 really cold and really wet. I just can’t wrap my mind around getting outside and get more wet and rain and more cold but the longer stay in here the
2/4 just won’t stop raining when it’s raining. I can hike and run it if I’ve already I’m hiking and running, but if I’m inside of a tent already
1/4 I truly am a big baby when I wet and cold. I keep thinking it will let out so I can pack up but I it’s not. It’s not thunder or lightning anymore. It
3/3 you. Love you, friend
2/3 and I’m wet and I’m going to be hiking above tree line the whole time which is always cooler it to pray that it’s calm weather and not windy. Thank
1/3 OK, I’ve finally packed up and heading out. Please pray that I get warm. I couldn’t find my gloves in the midst of everything and I’m freezing cold
3/3 for blisters ‘mm miserable at the moment. I have 94 miles left
2/3 whole night but my wet feet/blisters said no. I set my alarm to get jk but I am just so cold. I slept in a wet sleeping bag. I don’t have any tape left
1/3 I love you. After waiting out the storm for about 3-4 hours I finally headed into the night to get over thr ridgeline. Originally I planned to hike the
I just wanna stay in 10 and sleep until the sun comes up
Do you have any ability to look at where I’m at? Just tell me if they’re going to be storms throughout the day
2/2 nothing for them.
1/2 I’m trying so hard to put a little bit of toilet paper in my sock on my blisters. It’s not working very well and I’ve gotten worse and I have
2/3 me time to do this and it’s not working right now and it’s really hard to hike with these blisters. Can you just please you pray for me for them thank
1/3 My blisters have become so much worse after the rain last night and I have no more tape left so I’m trying my hardest to use leaves, but it’s taking
Yeah, I had to stop because the police are getting really bad. I don’t know how to fix them and they’re sold me down.
Socks are tight feet swollen so trying to stuff leaves in is difficult
And now the bottom buckle on my pack broke.
Now the bottom buckle, my pack broke, make it move fast without support
2/2 further unless I do something like my shoe can get cut. I had no idea you were looking for Campbell. I really don’t wanna move for one year.
1/2 I’m trying to cut the side of my shoe with a rock. My left foot is so swollen on the side that it’s it’s so painful. I can’t. I can’t go any
3/4 spending this time where I should be making miles up so but the same time I can’tI can’t move if I my feet are in pain.
2/4 They’re so swollen. I just took a rock and ripped holes on the sides of my shoes. I’m about to see if that works almost done. I hate that I’m
1/4 I couldn’t my feet are so swollen. I can’t stick anything in them. I’ve tried leaves toilet paper, but they won’t stay right in the socks.
2/3 pray ask me just pray ask baby Danny Andrea family to pray too because I don’t have service. I love you. We’ll move wherever you wanna wherever you
1/3 Baby my neck hurts so bad. It’s fine in the packs off but when it’s on, I can’t hold my neck make me cry. I know there’s nothing you can do but
3/3 move be fine
4/4 of bricks in his very heavy and hurts. It’s been going on like couple days like this, but the past two days have gotten so worse
3/4 wants to stay Sitting with my chin on my neck and I can’t do that. I can’t like that and I’m gonna try to lift it up. It feels like it weighs a ton
2/4 prayer because it’s making me cry my neck. My neck is in so much pain. what I’m wearing in the pack because I can’t lift it up. It’s like my neck
1/4 I got the pack fixed and I cut my shoes with a rock so they’re helpful but my feet still hurt but the most issue I have now that I really need a lot of
2/2 what Kirk food I have left now. I just want to be done.
1/2 Ok. I’m exhausted. Hardly any food left. 76 miles left. No caffeine to keep me awake. I’ll finish up Wednesday but tbh I am so hungry I want to eat
2/2 long. I’ll be finishing up Wednesday. I hope before noon, but it truly is hard to move and climb move fast when I let calories.
1/2 I have about 76 miles to go. It’s been very slow going. I’m so low on food, sleep, and no caffeine. This is making me much slower. This is taking too
4/4 this to myself?
3/4 and hungry. I want to sleep so bad but if I sleep, that means I’m gonna be out here longer and if I’m out here longer than I have no food, why do I do
2/4 a snickers bar. My mental state has been in a very low since last night and I know that I have a lot to do with the fact that I’m just purely exhausted
1/4 I literally have this: one dehydrated meal, one coconut bar, one snack bag of nuts, 3 small packages of pepperoni which consist of 48 pieces combined, and
1/2 2/4 a snickers bar. My mental state has been in a very low since last night and I know that I have a lot to do with the fact that I’m just purely
1/2 1/4 I literally have this: one dehydrated meal, one coconut bar, one snack bag of nuts, 3 small packages of pepperoni which consist of 48 pieces combined,
1/2 3/4 and hungry. I want to sleep so bad but if I sleep, that means I’m gonna be out here longer and if I’m out here longer than I have no food, why do
2/2 in a mile.
1/2 It’s going to be hard to stay awake. Wish I had coffee. Going it doesn’t storm tonight but it looks like it may. I’m near molas campground junction
2/2 while it’s not storming cowboy style and nap for two hours if my Bible let me since it’s also lower elevation.
1/2 I’m taking your advice when I have little moments and races. It’s usually because I’m cold hungry retired. So I’m going to lay down right now
2/2 It’s going slow. I need a shower and a meal and my family.!
1/2 I love you too! Happy anniversary to you on your side!!
It’s been slow going all day. I m exhausted and just want to be done. I still have 70 miles.
2/2 that hungry and I’m tired and it seems like it doesn’t matter how much I move it seems like it’s just going by like a turtle pace
1/2 Baby, I don’t know why I’m in such a low moment at these last miles I’m really really struggling and I keep crying and I know I know how much food
70 miles is a lot still
I’m about to eat the snickers bar to see if they helps but then I’ll be hungry in he end. What would you do?
2/2 the night all day tomorrow part of Wednesday how am I gonna do it no more runs. I can fast but these are mountain miles and I’m starving..
1/2 All I have left is a snack bag of nuts, a coconut bar, 3 packages of pepperoni and a Snickers bar to get me through 70 miles which is gonna be all through
3/3 probably around noon tomorrow.
2/3 this morning. I’m trying to get up and out freezing and hungry 59 miles with little calories gonna take me so long. I don’t expect to finish until
1/3 I love you too when I get a moment with some cell service I’ll call you. I have 59 miles left. I had to rest my neck so I cowboy styled a little bit

6/6 I’m definitely over it now.
5/6 enoughso I might be slower with a few calories. Believe me I cannot wait to see you guys and be done with this Trail. It’s been a great experience, but
4/6 then again, I have three small packages of pepperoni, a bar, a small bag of nuts and a Snickers bar for all the food I have until I’m done. It’s not
3/6 I think tomorrow maybe around noon. Although from my understanding, I have one more major climb and then everything‘s smooth downhill from there. But
2/6 neck was in so much pain. I had to lay down for a little bit so cowboy style and I’m trying to leave, but I’m just freezing. I have 59 miles to go so
1/6 Thanks for letting me know I don’t know what happened so I just put live tracking back on so it should be good now. After running down the mountain, my
1/2 I still don’t have service so I haven’t seen the video. Can you video me coming into the finish? I can’t wait to see you. I stink really bad though
2/2 just warning you.
I tried calling, but I didn’t have enough bars. Please pray over me right now. Will you pray for me? I need strength time. I’m very very weak right now.
2/2 strength right now and my blisters are bothering me and did you say it’s just you and Audrey and the kids?
1/2 Can you please pray for me? I’m feeling very weak right now. I think it’s just a low of calories and just pure exhaustion and I just really need the
I’m starting to get dizzy
Ii ate a little and took a 5 min nap and am walking soow
I really want to finish it. How can I not? I’m so close yet so far away.z
I’m also just hanging out over 11k elevation.
2/2 one hand with a pole and another hand holding my head up
1/2 The neck muscle thing is a huge huge issue still, I cannot walk uphill without using my left hand to hold my chin up, so climbing is hard when I’m using
2/2 and when I’m in pain with my neck.
1/2 I’ll keep moving one foot in front of the other. I just know it’ll be late tomorrow when I get done because I can’t move fast if I don’t have food
3/3 when you’re climbing up and down mountains.
2/3 if it’s shoulders. I cannot hold my head up so it hurts and I had to use one hand to hold my head up like the whole time Which is very difficult to do
1/3 I appreciate it so much. My miles are slow this whole section. I’m getting emotional because right now. It’s just my neck and I guess I don’t know
3/3 hungry hopefully that’ll push me over the next little bit then maybe my adrenaline can kill me over to the end
2/3 rationalize it for the day when I was feeling very weak and as it is and physically and mentally, so I decided to go ahead and eat it all since I was very
1/3 My food is officially gone. I have none left. Technically I brought food for 13 days and here we are on day 15. It was stressing me out, trying to
3/4 technically I packed food for 13 days and this is day 15 so there’s that so I’m officially out of food and I have 53 miles left. If I can’t pick up
4/4 the pace it’ll be like tomorrow night probably
2/4 mentally low right now. I decided to go ahead and just eat the food because I’m just hungry and I need food. I need to be able to move any fuel
1/4 When I have service, I’ll send you a video of what’s going on with my neck. But it’s very very hard. I am in a very deep physically and emotionally
2/3 It’s hard to climb like that.it should’ve taken me about 13 days and here it will be 16. But I’ll get it done. It’s so close yet so far away.
3/3 I’m struggling so much physically that it’s hard to keep mentally positive.
1/3 I’m out of food thusbiutbof energy. Blisters hurt. Out of blister care. And my neck issue is bad. I have to constantly hold it up with my left hand.
4/4 now unfortunately I don’t think anything will do off the trail.
3/4 hold it up with my handand it hangs down at my chin to my neck. It just hurts. It’s not fun. I wish I knew how to get rid of this shit she like right
2/4 I can’t hold my neck up on its own. I don’t know. It just keeps hanging with my chin touching my neck I mean, I can’t hold my head up. I have to
1/4 The hardest part is my neck. This is like the fourth or fifth day that is doing this, but it’s getting worse even though my pack is much lighter. It’s
Were you wanting to go out to eat together? I’m probably would eat both times!
Maybe something like a burger and fries until we get to the hotel and then I shower and then if we go out to eat, then I’ll get something again
/haha! Fries!! Chocolate or strawberry and unsweetened tea. I’ll pay you back!
Thanks!
I wish I could move faster.
I love jki
Maybe tomorrow evening by the time I get done I just cannot move fast. I’m trying so hard. My body is not doing it.
3/3 you so much
2/3 you tomorrow. I love you so much. Happy anniversary. We’ll celebrate a second anniversary when you get home since our first was spent over there I miss
1/3 Just so you know, I have tried multiple times done high sections to get cell service and I’m not just not getting it. I’ll have to probably talk to
7/8 After that last past I don’t do in the middle of the night I really wanna be done by tomorrow afternoon. Just keep getting delayed because I’m really
8/8 struggling.
6/8 running back to Durango after that? Or is it like really rocky cause my blisters cannot handle rocks right now I’m hoping my adrenaline will kick in.
5/8 mileage. I have a mile and a half to get to the top of Blackhawk pass from my Inta in looking at the thing there’s one more major climb. Is it mostly
4/8 like I don’t know I couldn’t finish it as fast as you, but I think I could’ve done it in 13 days if I didn’t have this issue affecting me my
3/8 I’ve been doing this for days. That’s why I’m getting so much slower and I’m so emotional about it because it’s frustrating out of my control
2/8 it’s just not and it actually helps yesterday but it’s worse again today. It’s just very hard to hold my head up with one hand in the whole time,
1/8 Yeah, I don’t know what exactly it is. I meant an ultra runner is Israel 52 and then from Ireland and he tried to massage out a knot and he thinks
I’m really trying hard. I’ll get it done but it’s just very very hard and it might just take me a lot longer.
I have two bars, but I can’t seem to call you or message you won’t go through. I don’t know why.
I have 46 hours if I’m like my friend Jess I’ll try and get it done in a 24 hour. Period. So the earliest I’ll be done at 3 PM tomorrow but I think I’ll probably be done between 3 PM and maybe 8 PM. Are we gonna drive back tomorrow or do we do you have the ability to stay another night and leave Thursday morning
3/3 starving and I need a shower desperately I can’t wait to see you, ladies.
2/3 we get to Airbnb and I shower and then we can go to dinner. I’m game for whatever but I do want food becauseone a long time without food. I’ll be
1/3 Or if you want to do dinner together out, maybe just bring me something like something bigger or chips like a whole big bag and I’ll snack on that until
1/2 Even if you need to leave earlier tomorrow and I get in late, I can always get some baby wipes or maybe you can bring some for me and I can just baby wipe
2/2 up until I get home and take a shower at home
2/2 another good to go, but my neck is still a problem. I’m hoping my adrenaline will kick in.
1/2 If things go smoothly, I could finish that early right now the biggest issue is my neck. I just stopped and worked on my blisters with leaves and stuff
2/2 haven’t seen lightning yet so if there’s lightning near me, I’ll have to hide in my tent.
1/2 I’m trying really hard but my neck really hurts so see what I can keep doing. The storm is starting brewing around me so I hear thunder and wind, but I
About 40 miles
2/3 gonna be a very difficult time trying to climb that mountain so I’ll probably nap while it’s daylight because then it’s warmer and easier for me to
1/3 I will probably end up taking a little nap here soonish because I’m starting to feel the effects of no energy and without food and being tired it’s
3/3 get back up
2/2 that mountain and then it’ll be a breeze. Hopefully the peak of the mountain is in 16 miles but climbing it in10.
1/2 If I wasn’t hungry as well, I would skip the nap, but I have zero energy right now and really struggling. I just keep telling myself I need to get over
Yay! I have 36 miles left
I suppose I’ll update you when you wake up so text me when you guys wake up and I’ll let you know where I’m at
2/2 already another 15 minute break. Love you.
1/2 I planned that I got to the stream that didn’t exist anymore and took a 15 minute nap. Can you get ready to hang up? I’m tired. I actually think
I have 23 miles left. I wish it was less. I’m so hungry. I love you.
And I’m so ready to be done. I’m starving!
Does the terrain change or is it gonna be this way the whole way cause this terrain sucks on my feet
Yes, they are. How did you lose me? This train is really bothering my feet terrain.
My filter fell out somewhere. I’m going to cry
I just went to get water and my filter must’ve fallen out somewhere because I have to backtrack. I feel like crying.
2/2 I feel like crying.
1/2 I went to get a drink of water and apparently my filter fell out somewhere so I got to backtrack till I can find it. The terrain is hurting my feet so bad
I feel like stupid little things always go wrong with me. It’s frustrating.
2/2 the water sources.
1/2 I walked back for a while and I can’t find it. I don’t have the energy to keep looking so I’m gonna use a Ziploc bag for water and just drink from
2/2 feeling so weak right now getting worried I need to get out this trail.
1/2 I searched for it for a while. I can’t find it so I’m gonna just use a Ziploc bag and just drink from the water sources. Hope I don’t get sick. I am
1/2 I couldn’t find it so I’m gonna use the book bag and just drink straight from the water sources and hope I don’t get sick. I can feel that I’m
2/2 getting so weak right now like I can’t keep searching because I hardly have any energy.
I can definitely feel that I’m weaker so I need to get off the trail.
Yes, I’m is a block back. I need to get off as well. I’m feeling so weak like I know I don’t wanna pass out or anything. I have no energy.
1/2 This is a weird sidenote, but it’s been happening not enough while I’m on the trail today. It seems to be more but do you ever get blood in your
2/2 stools when you’re backpacking? I don’t know what that’s all about. I never have that enough. It’s related to some other issue.
I could do 2 miles an hour. I’ll finish at 5 PM. That’s a long day. I’m feeling the way. I am but I do this to myself.
There will be a 6.8 mile section with no water so I’m not sure how to touch this without leaking all over my bag, but I’m gonna make it work
3/3 more time. I’m sorry it’s gonna be much later. I really I’m struggling.
1/3 I’m trying so hard but now I’m slowing down because every time I need water I need to stop and take my pack off and get out of my water bag because
2/3 the other day I lost my water bottles and then I lost my filter so I have water in my mirrorbag but yeah every time I have to take my bag off it takes up
8 miles will probably be four hours of hiking
14 more to go
1/2 21 and the bag is so hard because every time I drink, I need to take my pack off and it’s so hot and dry that I have to keep doing it feels like I’ll
2/2 never get there
2/2 volunteering.
1/2 I know you can’t do anything, but I’m telling you this so you can pray. This is the biggest struggle I’ve ever had trying to move my body from
2/2 this before. It’s gonna take six hours if not more to get to 13 I don’t know if I’m gonna make it.
1/2 13 left and it’s a crawl. I don’t think I’ll push myself to no food and water issues again I’m just trying not to pass out. I’ve never felt like
8 miles to go I should finish in 3 to 4 hours
8 miles ago 324 somewhere between three and four hours
It’s really dense so I don’t know what time you’ll get this message but it’s 8 miles ago at 1:55 PM
I need to lay my head down for like five minutes because my neck hurts so bad
Yes! 7.5 left
Yep and the feet and neck are feeling it. I just layer down for 5 min to try to reset my neck
16 right? I started July 1
Maybe Advil or ibophrolben for swelling
I’m dehydrated now too. I feel just awful
2/2 that I’ll pay you back.
1/2 If you’re at Walmart or something like that, can you get? I don’t know if the heat wrap thingy will work on my neck or not it’s maybe something like
2/2 the most awful for me and like any erase ever
1/2 It’s so strange that I can go almost 400 miles yet feel like I can’t complete the last five I’m doing it but it’s a crawl bus 20 miles have been
That sounds perfect. You don’t need to worry about the heat pads.
3/3 down. I thought it.
2/3 so depleted. I know I sound so whiny but this is the worst I’ve ever felt miles back Theory I really really thought I was gonna faint so I had to lay
1/3 The water source service looking forward to cause I had no water for the last few months. Apparently it dried up so I have to wait another 2 miles. I’m
I have about 4 miles
I backpacked for 52 miles without food. I haven’t had anything to eaten yesterday morning.
And besides the normal climbing that included two mountains so I’m exhausted depleted thank you so much for taking care of me
I have 2.6 miles left finally got some water. I could fly there.
2.6 now. I’m so depleted was out of water too. Too dehydrated for tears. Almost done. We both did it!!
2.6 mi I was out of water for a long time too, so I’m completely dehydrated wasn’t even crying but no tears that’s how dehydrated I am.
0.9 milesP
0.6 miles awayP