Wi -Fi toilets, self -service path magic and LNT: PCT Days 104 to 108

Today I got up early and came to the road around 7. It was a day mostly downhill, but my ankle took the opportunity to hurt anyway, making my steps slow and uncomfortable. The temperature had also increased and new atrocious blisters were being formed. The ampoules of the heel two days ago were already quite difficult to walk, but today my feet reached new minimums and developed blisters in my arches of all places. He doesn’t need to say that it was a very challenging day. I lunch twice to try to rest my body and mind, but continue to press to try to do the city of Sierra before the night.

Heat seemed to inspire wildlife to greater activity, so not everything was bad. Tons of butterflies were active visiting the summer flowers. I surprised a mother’s quail and his chicks followed her while hurried in the brush. At a particular moment I found a massive column of ants that crossed the path, which quickly realized was a complete colony migration. I love when the path feels alive like this.

One of the many butterflies that day.

Despite the ankle and ampoule pain, I managed to reach the city at midnight. The stores had already closed, so it was still a side dinner of Knorr Pasta, but there was a group of about 10 hikers who spent the time in front of the small hotel I joined for the company to be good. It was also good for free (but cold) shower in nearby public baths. The area around the bathrooms became a small camp for hikers who arrived late to the city, including myself. I will defend this as a) the bathrooms had no smell at all, b) had running water, energy outputs, and somehow wifi, yc) there really was nothing other place. I slept very well.

Day 105: An unexpected zero

I had not planned zero here, but a desire to address my pain in the ankle caused these plans to change. I managed to schedule a last -minute appointment with Blaze Physio to address it. I also grabbed the replenishment package that I had sent to Truckee. Apart from that, I didn’t get much. I rested in the super hot afternoon, enjoyed a meal not without traffic and talked with other hikers. I slept behind the toilets for a second night to limit a strange but relaxing zero.

Day 106: My worst day on the path

Bright and early to leave and return to the road. A place took a walk at the beginning of the path that saved me a mile more or less and was immediately uphill. Also steep, 3000 feet of elevation earn in 8 miles climbing curves through dense forests. I met with ICEE, Bluebird and Raptor, hikers who had met in the city, in a spring and while collecting water there, we all clearly listen to a nearby tree falls. Fortunately it was not close to the path.

Lotta Miles.

Just when we arrive at the 1200 mile score, the path suddenly changed the forest to the exposed crest walk. The wind helped me cool in what was otherwise hot day, but the unstable rocks made a poor foot and irritated both my ankle and my now numerous blisters. There were also significant points in which the brush had covered and required Bushwhacking.

In the climb peak, some local type had installed folding chairs and a refrigerator with bright water and apparently kept it regularly. I rested here, I drank the last Seltzer and talked to Bluebird to recover from the climb before moving forward. I chose to take the alternative, since it was apparently a more pleasant walk and talked to the hikers of a day, since it was a beautiful weekend.

The beautiful sunsets are a bit difficult to enjoy when you are still 2 hours from the camp.

The experience worsened a little from here unfortunately, since my growing ankle pain had become intense and slowed my rhythm. Worse, I was in a stretch without water sources and did not have enough water to dry the camp, so I had to get to my place at night. I miserably put the sun and the stars came out. Not even the flight of bats above my mood. Finally, reaching the camp around 9 was more a collapse than a dignified configuration and water/shelter tasks meant that I finally used to sleep almost 11.

Day 107: Amazed

Raising late was a fact after such a late arrival the day before. I left my store before everyone else had gone, which I counted as a victory. The morning began flat and then descended to my lunch site near A-Tree Spring, a walk without incident. My ankle injury seemed to start every morning without pain and then slowly increase the pain over the day, so I have a few hours of good walk.

Pretty Lake, in addition to a rare snow, still on the floor.

A deep nap later and did it again, continuing descending. As usual, the afternoon and night were more difficult and more and more agonizing. Until now, the periodic breaks with the elevation of the foot and the frequent exercises had handled pain quite well, but those previously effective measures were helping less and less and the path was becoming a terrible mental and physical experience. I knew I would be resting for a few days in the next Quincy and I expected this to help, but my concern was growing.

The highlight of the day was to find this little guy while brushing my teeth at night. Look all those legs!

Day 108: Mom vacation

The day began irritatingly. While ate my oatmeal, I looked up and realized that a fellow hiker was defining in a Cathol less than 30 feet from the running stream that we were camping nearby. For anyone who does not know, the standard is 200 feet from the water, the camp and the path and this location violated the 3 rules. This was also a rather serious license trace (LNT) failure. I called him as he walked back, but I didn’t feel he could do much more. Do not do this, shitting the risks of water near the water that pollutes the water source and possibly causes diseases in anyone that stops there to drink.

A family of deer wandered around the camp as he finished packing, notably without fear of people, and I saw some more that morning while walking. The path was relatively flat in the last stretch until the road where I was going to meet mom, so I covered it quite quickly, before the heat of the day could enter completely.

Gathering with my mother on the path was a wonderful feeling. Apparently I had lost a great party, since I had been organizing numerous hikers, providing soft drinks and snacks while everyone was looking for walks in the city, but they had all gone when I arrived. The heat and the marmot wrapped up just when we were packing, so we ended up giving them a trip to the city and left them in the grocery store, the favorite grocery store for the hiker conscious of the budget.

Upon arriving at our hotel room, I showered and turned into normal clothes (a slightly strange experience), I got hamburgers for late lunch and then rested for the rest of the day. Mom and I reached the middle of the Titan Documentary before the dream call forced us to take it tomorrow.

After months along the way, simple pleasures like sleeping in a normal bed feel so good.

Path Statistics:

Cathols: 37

It stops to filter water: 175

Results: 18

Hitches: 22

Ceros: 16

Crys on the path: 15

Ampoules: 19

Gear repairs: 19

Miles jumped: 212.3

Significant water crosses: 101

Falls: 3

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