JustagermanHiker
Great Western Loop: Gear Review
Before looking at my actual gear, there´s a sth. i´d like to mention: For most hikers weight seems to be the driving factor, when it...
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JustagermanHiker
- Nov 24, 2021
- 7 min
Great Western Loop: Final thoughts
It´s been 2 weeks since finishing the Great Western Loop and i´ve had some time to unwind and think about my experiences and lessons...
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JustagermanHiker
- Nov 11, 2021
- 6 min
Great Western Loop: Day 210 - 216 (222): Lake Alamo to Flagstaff
Day 210: Big Sandy River Wash (15miles) The heat at noon at the Lake Alamo State Park felt extreme. According to the Ranger it was only...
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JustagermanHiker
- Nov 10, 2021
- 5 min
Great Western Loop: Day 206 - 210: Chiriaco Summit to Lake Alamo
Day 206: Ghost town in the desert (34miles) The night was rough, as i had slept close to Interstate 10, which would be my lifeline for...
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JustagermanHiker
- Nov 9, 2021
- 3 min
Great Western Loop: Day 203 - 205: Big Bear to Chiriaco Summit
Day 203: Wild Wild West (35miles) The storm had passed and i left Big Bear on a sunny morning. I hiked for quite a while through some...
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JustagermanHiker
- Oct 28, 2021
- 7 min
Great Western Loop: Day 194 - 202: Tehachapi to Big Bear Lake
Day 194: The canyon (25miles) I took the 9:30am bus back to Highway 58 and started the day, where i had stopped the day before. For the...
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JustagermanHiker
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
Great Western Loop: Day 189 - 193: Lone Pine to Tehachapi
Day 189: Another storm (0miles) The day started with clear blue skies and beautiful sunshine. I was tempted to leave, but resisted as a...
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JustagermanHiker
- Oct 11, 2021
- 8 min
Great Western Loop: Day 182 - 188: Mammoth Lakes to Lone Pine
Day 182: Smoke...(22miles) Finishing my errands in Mammoth Lakes took quite a while, as the small town is quite spread out. I decided not...
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JustagermanHiker
- Oct 11, 2021
- 4 min
Great Western Loop: 178 - 181: Kennedy Meadows (North) to Mammoth Lakes
Day 178: Sonora Pass (27miles) The night at Kennedy Meadows Resort was cold. The building I slept in had no heating and temperatures were...
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JustagermanHiker
- Oct 9, 2021
- 5 min
Great Western Loop: Day 173 - 177: Sacramento to Kennedy Meadows (North)
Day 173: Roadwalk (26.5miles) I left Sacramento late that day. Days of roadwalking had left me very exhausted and my knee pain started to...
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JustagermanHiker
- Sep 25, 2021
- 0 min
Great Western Loop: Day 169 - 172: Ft. Bragg to Sacramento
Day 169: Wilits (36miles) The route from the coast back to the mountains had been drafted in no time and was particularly rough. My first...
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JustagermanHiker
- Sep 19, 2021
- 0 min
Great Western Loop: Day 166 - 168: Shelter Cove to Ft. Bragg
Day 166: Rollercoaster (29miles) The night at the campground had been a bit uncomfortable. After eating a burger at the local brewery I...
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JustagermanHiker
- Sep 19, 2021
- 0 min
Great Western Loop: Day 162 - 165: Arcata to Shelter Cove
Day 162 Arcata (0miles) My phone was still acting weird, after i had been hit by the wave that day before. Everytime I tried to charge...
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JustagermanHiker
- Sep 13, 2021
- 5 min
Great Western Loop: Day 154 - 161: Start of the California Coastal Trail to Arcata
I had spent the labor day weekend in Ashland to rest and recover and to develop a plan on how to move on. (Smoke covered skies in...
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JustagermanHiker
- Sep 7, 2021
- 5 min
Great Western Loop: Day 148 - 153: Shelter Cove to Ashland
Day 148: Devastating news (34miles) Everything looked great and promising, when I woke up that day. I quickly hiked the few remaining...
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JustagermanHiker
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
Great Western Loop: Day 145 - 147: Bend to Shelter Cove
Day 145: Santiam Pass (18miles) I had stayed in the downtown area of Bend, close to the bus terminal. I knew that there would be a free...
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JustagermanHiker
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
Great Western Loop: Day 143 - 144: Cascade Locks to Bend
Day 143: Eagle Creek alternate (28miles) I left Cascade Locks in the late morning and headed south for the Eagle Creek alternate. This...
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JustagermanHiker
- Sep 5, 2021
- 4 min
Great Western Loop: Day 140 - 142: Trout Lake to Cascade Locks
Day 140: Trail magic! (34miles) I had camped right behind the General Store in Trout Lake and went back to the trail with the first...
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JustagermanHiker
- Sep 5, 2021
- 5 min
Great Western Loop: Day 135 - 139: Snoqualmie to Trout Lake
It's been about three weeks since I last updated this blog. Some recent events have a dramatic impact on my hike and changed quite...
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JustagermanHiker
- Aug 17, 2021
- 5 min
Great Western Loop: Day 129 - 134: Stehekin to Snoqualmie
I left Stehekin with the 8am bus to High Bridge and started a gentle 20mile climb to Suiattle Pass. In 2018 this section had been closed...
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