Agua Dulce to Mile 474 MM: 474.2 Trail Miles: 19.7 Miles Walked: 20 I’d heard there were at least 90 hikers at Hiker Heaven last night – the most so far this season. I’d slept decently well considering – that’s a lot of snoring, nylon swishing and tent zippers through the night. The weather (snow) …
MM: 454.5 Trail Miles: 10.2 Miles Walked: 11.8 Today was a planned easy 10 miles to Agua Dulce. When I saw the overcast sky, I knew there was no hurry to pack up and beat the heat. I took the time to boil water for tea and oatmeal. I ate with Painter and Cloud Rider. …
MM: 444.3 Trail Miles: 20 Miles Walked: 20.6 Today the trail continued the transition from Alpine forest to desert scrub. The views were mostly of the valleys that line Hwy 14, the Antelope Valley Freeway. View of Hwy 14 I hadn’t slept well and was hankering for a nap by 1000. At 1030, I stopped …
MM: 424.3 Trail Miles: 25.6 Miles Walked: 26.0 I crossed the 400 mile markers (all 4 of them) shortly after getting on the trail. Seems the people who make the markers (positioning pine cones & rocks) can’t agree on mileage…… I ran into Alex again at Camp Glenwood, the first water stop. He was trying …
MM: 398.7 Trail Miles: 21.8 Miles Walked: 26.4 Sunrise Day 24 I was on trail early and on the summit of Mt Baden-Powell at 0625. Gorgeous views. A lot of hikers had camped at the summit. Too bad I’d gotten such a late start yesterday…. Today was whole new bubble of hikers I hadn’t seen …
MM: 376.9 Trail Miles: 7.6 Miles Walked: 8 Montreal Marc, Momento and I split a room at a local motel in Wrightwood. We had already made the reservation when 2 locals offered us places to stay. In the future I won’t be so quick to arrange lodging. We all had to hit the post office, …
MM: 269.3 Trail Miles: 22.9 Miles Walked: 23.2 My campsite was great but I missed out on trail magic at the water cache a mile up the trail. Chance, a PCT-alum and trail angel, had iced sodas, beers and burritos last night. The beer and soda was still cold, but it was a little too …
MM: 346.4 Trail Miles: 22 Miles Walked: 23.1 I was awakened at 0515 when a truck drove up the dirt road. The minivan that arrived at 11:45pm was still there. The van started up and departed. Funny….. I don’t recall hearing the driver get out or return to the vehicle. Hmmmm……..I’m not sure he was …
MM: 324.4 Trail Miles: 25.9 Miles Walked: 26.2 The nice thing about hiking solo is you can stop when and where you want and for as long as you want to. I took 30 min for breakfast, an hour for lunch, and a little over an hour at Deep Creek Hot Springs. I took pictures …
Big Bear/Cougar Crest to Deep Creek Bridge (Mile 277.7 to 298.5) MM: 298.5 Trail Miles: 20.8 Miles Walked: 23.2 Jim & Janet dropped me off at the Cougar Crest Trailhead at 0700. I was excited to get on the trail but also sad to leave. They had been so wonderful, it was hard to leave …