Pumpkin Spice Ramen – The Trek

City day means housework day. I woke up to the aroma of bacon, eggs, and coffee filling the house. Dreamer. This morning we said goodbye to Santa, Bug, Jug and his girlfriend. They decided to resupply yesterday and get back on the road for a real approach.

Straight Up, Cool Beans, Scratch and I are taking a real zero and finishing up chores today. Shortly after we said goodbye to the walking team today, Floki came into the house! He said he was restless at 2am and went on a night walk. We were all very excited to see it. He had some breakfast, cleaned up, and then gathered his energy to join us in the city.

We walked a mile down the hill to the Grocery Outlet. I knew Grocery Outlet would have some extravagant snacks, but I didn’t really know what to expect. Three words; pumpkin spice ramen. Wild. I wasn’t feeling brave enough to try it, so I stopped by for a couple more typical trail snacks. This time there were no Spicy Cheetos with pickles (which, by the way, tasted exactly like you’d imagine). I finished my grocery shopping at Vons feeling overwhelmed and a little dazed from wandering the aisles, overstimulated with seemingly endless food options.

I brought my little haul home and organized my food for the week. I’m estimating 4-5 days to Cajon Pass, where I’ll grab a snack at McDonald’s and supplement the convenience store when needed. From there, I’ll only need about 2 more days of food to get to Wrightwood, where I’ll do a full resupply. This week we will increase the miles and therefore increase the hunger. A 5 day food haul is a little heavier than when I started.

I spent the afternoon relaxing, catching up with my family, and relaxing my muscles in the hot tub at our Airbnb. The penguin also came to town this afternoon! We had a group dinner of sausages and roast vegetables prepared by our tram chef, Cool Beans. Time seemed to move quickly as we all caught up after a few days apart, packing our packs and tidying up before getting up early to get back on the trail tomorrow.

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