I ended up walking until after 9 pm last night. The only real camp place that I passed, or at least I saw after 7pm was near a swamp and smelly, so I advanced. I ended up camping next to the suspension of Woods Creek, the bridge, and the white noise of the stream/river was excellent for a good night sleep. I could have dragged myself directly to the bed, but I cook and ate dinner, brushed my teeth and then crashed at night just after 10 pm. There were some other tents around me that I did my best to not bother when I got there, and as I expected when I left my store around 7 in the morning, everyone else had gone. I took my time preparing myself, but hopefully I can overcome Pinchot Pass before things get too soft.
I am sure that I have said this in a previous publication, but I am not a very good planner. I like to let the path surprise me, and I like to take it every day step by step. However, my impression is that people plan the mountains very carefully. Well, people who are at least not me. I’m trying to get to Red’s Meadow and Mammoth in 5 to 5 1/2 days. Apart from the pain of the passes, I am able to walk through the great mile every day. Then, without looking at a mileage, a map, elevation or comments especially far, I thought I would do skewers today, Math tomorrow, Muir the next day, Sedem the next and, finally, silver on my way to the Red meadow. However, I looked at the mileage and Math is less than 10 miles of skewer. Do people usually both do in one day? Is that why they left so early? Will there be any dry land between Pinchot and Math? Those are all the questions I will discover today while I walk.
I just had coffee and a snack. I determined that the perfect length of a break is on how long the gravity filter takes a little more than a liter of water. I felt good to get my backpack for a minute. It is heavy and this climb is a burn. As much as I hate looking away, unless I get lost, of course, I checked the mileage and conditions at least a week ago, and my original plan, or any plan that has at least this morning, seems appropriate. There are dry points between Pinchot and Math for camping. You could easily make the miles to camp just before the next five passes. And that plan easily takes me to the Prado de Ted in five long days, or in the morning of the sixth. This gives me a little shorter today, which is good, taking into account the heavy package, and the soft snow that I am about to enter. I also have the advantage that I paid 10 ounces of package weight to give me flexibility to camp. I have an independent kit for my post store that I use every night, which allows me to put it practically anywhere without betting. I imagine that there is a complete block of campers, pointing to the same places to camp that in the next five days, but hopefully, the versatility of my store ensures, but I find a reasonable place.
I invented it on Pinchot. He went through a lot of soft, wet snow, but I expected it. I did not love it, but it is part of the experience.
I met an older couple this afternoon on the road. I think she is walking in the section, and he is walking with her from Kersarge to Bishop. It seemed quite scared in one of the crosses of the river, so I went through and waited and helped it. When we arrived at the next crossing of the river, it was much more difficult, so I waited for them, I found a good route, I helped them cross there too. I hope that most rivers crosses have finished before her husband goes to Bishop. She seemed quite scared, but she was fine at her feet and she will be fine, as long as she make sure she has some people around to help her. My dad made me learn to cross rivers when I was 12 years old, and although I have not practiced in a long time, I still feel quite sure to cross the rivers. I think after a small practice, everyone feels it.
I found a beautiful tent right next to the path about 4 miles from the top of the pass. I ate a lot of food, I did my camp tasks and I’m on bed at 7:30 pm I’m going to read a little and then sleep a little. I refuse to put alarms on the way, but I should wake up early and have a good opportunity to overcome the mother and get some good miles in tomorrow
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