Day 65 – Rolling – The Trek

Yesterday I even did 22 miles. I configured the camp, I ate, I did the rest of the tasks of the usual camps, and while I was having dinner, Lightning McQueen reached me. I thought with certainty that I was far ahead of me, but apparently she prefers a late beginning and was behind me all day. We were glad to have reached each other because I wanted to give my contact information to transmit to Jeremy and Snap to those who had briefly seen in Kennedy Meadows North for the first time from before Cajon Pass. I ate my dinner while she organized the camp, but my feet hurt, so I decided to go to my store for just a minute. The next thing I knew was that I was deeply asleep and dark. I started again this morning around 6:30 am, as usual. I hope LM is about an hour and a half or two hours behind me. But if last night it is an indication, I should catch me early tonight at some point. Or at least I hope so.

About 3 miles this morning, and the path has been gently downhill all the way. As usual, I did not look far, but I suppose that it will eventually compensate for the descent. I need to look more often more. Apparently, there is a section of the path before Tahoe, where an camping can is required. Like the other restricted areas, it is quite easy to walk, I simply did not know that it was appearing. I am planning to walk through Desolation Wilderness when leaving Tahoe, and then I know that there is one more area that I will have to plan in northern California. I know that the right thing would simply take my bear to Truckee, but I have had enough, and the solution is not so severe.

I took a break after about 13 1/2 miles when I found some shadow at the top of a hill. I am sure that someone has done this before, but I invented a hiker garbage mocha with a carnation of the carnation, a little almond milk and a little instant coffee. It was quite good and something I would do again. It’s just under 13 miles as far as I want to camp tonight, and that feels quite accessible. For some reason, and all this is only mental games, it will feel more accessible when that distance is a single digit. I will travel to Carson Pass a little later today, which I think is one of the last times that the PCT spends more than 9000 feet. It certainly does not mean that there will be less ups and downs, but I hope there is less snow.

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