Out of curiosity, I checked on Darren and Adrienne's progress.

Darren's last Postholer update was Aug 28, with the following picture from Kearsarge Pass



His last spot location shows him on a residential street in Pasadena, Oct 19. (ten days ago).

Adrienne just updated her blog yesterday:
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Posted on October 28, 2010 by adriennehikes

I'm still here!

Ooh... Updates have been sort of infrequent. Maybe I've been getting lazier? Or busier? Who knows... The fact of the matter is, I'm still hiking and am currently in Wrightwood CA. Wrightwood is a ski town a little ways east of L.A., and 370 PCT miles north of Mexico. It's a great hiker town - compact, friendly people, and it has everything a hiker needs. I was also really lucky getting a ride into town, and there are lots of trail angels to call for a ride back to the trail. Not staying here too long, since we've had a lot of zeros and neros recently.

On another topic - I thought at this point in the hike, I would be so scrawny and hungry I could eat anything. Not so. Actually, it's been getting harder and harder to find foods that seem appealing, so here's a question to anybody reading - any creative ideas for (vegan) backpacking foods? I'm pretty sick of peanut butter and oatmeal, and highly processed foods are sort of unappealing. Would love to hear ideas anyone has.

With that, I'm heading out and getting back on the trail, headed to Big Bear City and beyond!