This is a progress report for July 17th, 2009:
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The graph above compares the number of hikes I should have completed so far (the blue line) with the number of hikes I have completed (the red line). Oh, blue line. How you taunt me so. Although, I jumped ahead a bit in late May with my 5-day trip to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park (read the hike reports here), I’ve started to gradually fall off goal ever since. I’m not worried, though. I’ve been averaging about one hike every 2.5 days since I began, so I’m OK with being just one hike behind schedule (as of today). I plan on jumping way up over that blue line next week: I’m leaving tomorrow for a 9-day trip to Oregon!

Here’s something fun for those of you who like numbers:

  • Number of hikes completed: 29
  • Number of days into project: 74
  • Number of miles hiked: 129 miles
  • Longest hike: 14 miles (Hike #21 – Telescope Peak, Death Valley)
  • Hardest hike: Hike #21 (Telescope Peak, Death Valley)
  • Furthest hike from home: Hike #15 (Fremont, California – 372 miles from home)

If you hike with me, you become a prestigious respected member of the newly-formed “100 Hikes Club.”

  • Number of members: 16
  • Top ranking members:
    • Melanie (4 hikes: #5, 13, 26 & 28)
    • Nathan (3 1/2 hikes: #4, 9.5, 10, & 11)
    • Sharon (3 hikes: #22, 23 & 25)

I want to thank all of my friends and readers for their support, and not just those who joined me on the hikes. There were quite a few hikes I wouldn’t have been able to get through without your words of wisdom, motivation, or kick in the butt.

I’ll be leaving tomorrow for a trip to Oregon. I don’t know if I’ll have time to add any new hiking reports to the site, but I’ll most certainly be tweeting. Why don’t you follow me? I might also post a few photos of my Oregon hikes up on flickr.