120722 Photo courtesy Bill Bushnell

Mammoth Trip, 2026

September 15

Mammoth Crest



This year I experienced no magic. The sand I plodded through was just sand, and I just wanted to get it done with. While previously there have been other hard times in the Sierra, even similar to now where I can't sleep for nights on end, somehow there had always been redemption. Somehow, it had always been worth it. -F.