A wild time at Mammoth

I love Mammoth. This morning we all gathered around the table for a big group breakfast. There was a waffle iron at the Airbnb, so of course there were waffles in the shop, along with fresh fruit, eggs, bacon, English muffins, and coffee. Mmmm.

I rushed to do housework this morning so I would have the afternoon free. I studied my FarOut map a bit to observe future conditions. We’re pretty sure the hardest snow conditions were on the passes behind us. I decided it was time to send my ice ax and spikes home. I headed to the post office on the ferry and checked off task number one on the to-do list.

Then I had to find a sporting goods store to replace my spoon. It was a simple task that ended in a long conversation with the woman who worked in the store. We were talking about all things PCT. He was telling me about some of the hikers he met, the iteration of hikers over the years, and some stories from working at a gear store.

Then I went back to Mammoth Vons. Dromedary met me to help me make the long shopping list for tonight’s community pizza night. We gathered ingredients and picked up things for brownies and candles to celebrate Low Main’s birthday. After returning and unloading the shopping, we took the afternoon to lie in the sun and chat in the park.

Time flew by and I was getting hungry. We walked back to the condo and prepared all the vegetables for pizza night. Someone decided we should watch Wild, the movie based on Cheryl Strayed’s novel about her experience on a section of the PCT. It was a pretty entertaining watch. It felt like we were revisiting the movie locations we had walked through. While the movie was showing, I made (and almost burned) a box of brownie mix and lit some candles for the group to sing Low Main. A great ending to a great day.

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