As planned, on the 67th it was a day off at South Lake Tahoe. I finished most of my hiker tasks on the 6th, and spent most of the 67 if he slept or in the jacuzzi. And, of course. I weighed in the gym, and now I have 25 pounds of my start date, but I know that I ate at least some of them in the last two days. After crossing dinner last night, I got up early this morning, ate 3 gofres of the hotel and then waste an elevator back to the path.
The path and the day so far have been beautiful. I fantasized a little about living in one of the small cabins around Lake Echo during the summer instead of walking more than 20 miles every day. Otoh, I’m so close to half on the way, and I feel quite sure I can finish this. My legs never feel good, but today they feel pretty good. Definitely better than most days after a zero. These are good news, because I am planning a great day of mile today. As I mentioned, I need to overcome the limits of the desertion desert if I want to legally camp tonight. I don’t think it’s a problem, this walk is almost completely about persistence.
That said, I don’t feel 100%. I mentioned this before after previous zeros, but I sleep much better in my store than in a hotel room these days. The same is true when I travel for work, or when I traveled to work. I would never sleep as well in a hotel room as I would, in my own bed, and my air mattress and my store are comfortable for me at this time. The air conditioning in the room really affected my breathing. I woke up several times and my throat hurts this morning. There is nothing that is particularly worried, that will disappear this afternoon. It’s just annoying.
I have seen many hikers today, but only three PCT hikers. One of them, Mustang, and walked through the huge wind storm until Sonora Pass. So we will always have that shared memory. The other two are their members who arrived later that day. We went at the same time this morning, but I walked slowly, and then I had to stop for a phone call, and then I had to stop because I forgot to download the offline maps for far, so they are now quite ahead.
I was supposed to know, or at least I thought I should meet Jeremy and Snap in SLT, but that never happened. I think they can be centered on resting and healing injuries before leaving. As I said before, I will continue walking my own walk, and I will update with all those friends at some point on the road.
It’s just after 5 pm, and I stopped for my second break of the day. I do not know if it is because I am becoming stronger or the path is generally easier, but I used to stop every 5 miles for a long break and now it seems that I can do it eight or nine before I need one. I think if it were hotter, I would stop to filter more water. I only have a liter at the same time most of the time. Today it was a little slower than it planned, mainly due to a very long climb to Dick’s pass, and then my favorite, a lot of snow, traversals an soft and wet snow. I crossed them and now I am walking along a good path, but I have another 8 miles to do today to the camp. That distance, of course, is my fault for deciding to get rid of my bear when I was in Kennedy Meadows North. Miles are not a problem, my legs feel good and there is not much change in elevation in those 8 miles. At least no more than one mile or two climbing. I started late and did not plan the day very well. If the path remains well, I think there is a reasonable possibility that it reaches the camp just when the sunlight is fading. If not, walk in the dark for a moment, never hurt anyone.
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