{"id":620,"date":"2023-06-30T20:34:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mihoaida.com\/pct\/?p=620"},"modified":"2023-09-25T23:56:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T23:56:12","slug":"6-30-23-castle-crags-state-park-to-etna-1501-1599-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mihoaida.com\/pct\/6-30-23-castle-crags-state-park-to-etna-1501-1599-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"6\/30\/2023: Castle Crags State Park to Etna (1,501 – 1,599 miles)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After leaving Castle Crags State Park, two days in a row, I was showered by the afternoon thunderstorms. I met a hiker from this region on the trail. He said that having afternoon thunderstorms is very unusual in June. The trail took me to the conifer forest and Manzanita on the drier side of the mountains. I started to see my favorite organism called lichen on parts of the trail. I named these parts of the trail \u201clichen path.\u201d They are a good reminder of a symbiotic relationship and how we rely on each other to make a living of my trail life and beyond possible. The fact that I made this far on the trail is because I\u2019ve been receiving so much support. I was thinking about how I give back to create a relationship more like algae and fungus. I thought about writing my reflection on the trail is one way to give back to the people who been supporting me. I hope my writing inspires some thinking, and helps people to see the perspective of remembering connections.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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