Author Archives: bucketonthetrail

Hello, this is Joy. Hikers are still making great progress daily. It appears they are getting 18-21 miles a day this week. They typically start by 6:30am and hike anywhere Continue Reading →

This happened yesterday! The hikers crossed the 600 mile marker. Keep truckin’ on!!

Hikers found a beautiful campsite for the night, last night. Windmill farm is in the background. They got back on the trail on Tuesday later than usual (around 11:30am their Continue Reading →

So tonight at dinner with some other hikers, Kendra was christened with a trail name – she is now “Sage”. This started over a week ago when Kendra picked up Continue Reading →

Hello everyone, Joy here. I haven’t talked to the Ron&Kendra in many days, but I do receive texts, so I only get bits of info. But, I can tell from Continue Reading →

Good morning, everyone. This is Joy. Today (Saturday) the hikers start day 35 — hard to believe they’ve been gone over a month. I’ve got to say how proud I Continue Reading →

Hello, this is Joy. Ron and Kendra walked into a KOA campground early today, at mile 444. They had a resupply box waiting for them, so they will be heavy Continue Reading →

Bucket here – Kendra and I made it into Wrightwood yesterday afternoon.  Joy made us reservations at Grand Pine Cabins, one of the few places in town that offers laundry service.  The Continue Reading →

Hello, Joy here. The hikers were in an area last night with cell service, so I received many texts. They had another 20 mile day, but getting tired and are Continue Reading →

Hello, this is Joy. No texts from the hikers yesterday or today, but I do receive their gps coordinates, throughout the day. It seems that they just stopped for the Continue Reading →