Mile 265 to Mile 285
The owner of the hostel gave five of us a ride to the trail head this morning. I have parted ways with Rattle Bee and Speed Bump for now, but I'm still with Threshold and Tommy. Strides and Day Hiker also hit the trail today. The 5 of us weighed down the poor little station wagon-it scraped leaving the driveway.
We arrived at the trail at 9:30- which is a late start when usually I'd have 5 or 6 miles done by that time. That meant no long breaks at the heat of the day if I wanted to get to camp in the day light. With no time to waiste, I hiked.
The first few miles flew by being mostly flat and had nice trail. At 10 I stopped for breakfast-just a quick break to scarf down a Cliff bar, and then onward. At that point in the day a 19 didn't seem like a sure thing. It depended a lot on the trail and water, but if the trail stayed nice than it wouldn't be a problem.
And wouldn't you know it, it the trail did stay nice. Near lunch time the trail treated me with a view of Big Bear Lake with snowy peaks behind it. Unlike on most of the AT out here when there's a view you get to look at it for a long time, and it's not on a side trail. But that holds true for walking through burn areas or along a ridge overlooking a creek. Those sections just go on and on.
It was too late of a start to have a long mid day break, but luckly it wasn't too hot out. The long break is good for more than just escaping the heat-I find it really helps my body, and lifts my mood. But it wasn't that bad going without a break.
I got into camp just before 6. And I was hungry. I got my water, treated it, got set up at the picnic table, and started in on dinner. I had a bag of soup that was supposed to have three dinners in it. I dumped all of them in my cook pot. I think it was half hunger and half desperation to lighten my food bag. While my food set in its cosy I went in search of a flat spot. I ended up near the creek and away from most of the other campers-hopefully a good night sleep is in store for me.
My three servings of soup hit the spot. I may regret eating so many servings, but I'd be really surprised if I ran out of food.
The owner of the hostel gave five of us a ride to the trail head this morning. I have parted ways with Rattle Bee and Speed Bump for now, but I'm still with Threshold and Tommy. Strides and Day Hiker also hit the trail today. The 5 of us weighed down the poor little station wagon-it scraped leaving the driveway.
We arrived at the trail at 9:30- which is a late start when usually I'd have 5 or 6 miles done by that time. That meant no long breaks at the heat of the day if I wanted to get to camp in the day light. With no time to waiste, I hiked.
The first few miles flew by being mostly flat and had nice trail. At 10 I stopped for breakfast-just a quick break to scarf down a Cliff bar, and then onward. At that point in the day a 19 didn't seem like a sure thing. It depended a lot on the trail and water, but if the trail stayed nice than it wouldn't be a problem.
And wouldn't you know it, it the trail did stay nice. Near lunch time the trail treated me with a view of Big Bear Lake with snowy peaks behind it. Unlike on most of the AT out here when there's a view you get to look at it for a long time, and it's not on a side trail. But that holds true for walking through burn areas or along a ridge overlooking a creek. Those sections just go on and on.
I got into camp just before 6. And I was hungry. I got my water, treated it, got set up at the picnic table, and started in on dinner. I had a bag of soup that was supposed to have three dinners in it. I dumped all of them in my cook pot. I think it was half hunger and half desperation to lighten my food bag. While my food set in its cosy I went in search of a flat spot. I ended up near the creek and away from most of the other campers-hopefully a good night sleep is in store for me.My three servings of soup hit the spot. I may regret eating so many servings, but I'd be really surprised if I ran out of food.
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