Author: Adam Carter
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Day 61 & 62 – Mission impossible
Friday 28 June 2019 Day: 61 Location: Whitney Creek / Crabtree campground (mile 766.3) Distance travelled: 5.8 miles (+ 1.5 miles on Whitney Trail) We had another lazy morning today while I’m still acclimatising to the altitude, but it was undoubtedly a better night’s sleep for me compared to my first night on trail. The…
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Day 59 & 60 – A shock to the system
Wednesday 26 June 2019 Day: 59 Location: Chicken Spring Lake via Trail Pass (mile 750.8) Distance travelled: 5.5 miles (+1.5 miles off-trail to reach the PCT) For what would be our last day in town for over a week, we had a fairly relaxed morning, heading to the local McDonalds in Lone Pine for a…
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Day 57 & 58 – A false start to the Sierras
Monday 24 June 2019 Day: 57 Location: Lone Pine, California (Mile 745.3) Distance travelled: 0 miles After travelling for the best part of 20 hours yesterday from Sydney to Reno, Nevada, I was feeling ok jet lag-wise. I would only be staying one night in Reno, before catching a bus down to meet Leigh in…
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Our next adventure – the Pacific Crest Trail is calling…
Hello again! It hasn’t been that long since our last post, but in real time almost two months have now passed since we reached Bluff on the Te Araroa back in mid-March 2019… As it turns out, this was more than enough time to jump headfirst into our next adventure 😉 As some of you…
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Day 146 to 148 – Spoiler alert… We made it to Bluff!
Monday 11 March – Wednesday 13 March Colac Bay to Bluff Day: 146 – 148 Km’s: 78km Cumulative km’s: 2,996km / 2,996km It doesn’t feel real that we are only 3 days away from the end of this amazing adventure. Less than 5 months ago we arrived at Cape Reinga at the top of New…
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Day 130 to 139 – Winter is coming
Saturday 23 February – Monday 4 March Queenstown to Te Anau Day: 130 – 139 Km’s: 97km (+ some off-trail km’s) Cumulative km’s: 2,763km / 3,000km As we get closer to the end of the Te Araroa trail, we have been making an effort to slow down and incorporate a few side trips, including some…
Adam, Leigh and the Trees 
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