Day 99 Sunday Spring and Drakesbad
21.27 miles (after wandering Drakesbad)
A little more than 19 miles before that
From Trail Camp Mile 1334.9, elev 5234
To Drakesbad (Mile 1351, UND 5742)
Ascent 3823
Descend 3314
Tomorrow Lentin
It was a lazy morning to start. I marked the exterior of my store/fly where the store ends (guides to help fly aligned with where I want the floor of the store). I managed to connect and change my Garmin Inreach plan to unlimited messages.
Domingo Spring
I stopped on Domingo Spring, 1/4m outside the path. There is no electricity, well baths, drinking water and calm camps ($ 14/NT). You can bring RV to sites too. Very attractive. A lot of firewood too (you need to separate first).
I talked to the host of the camp, a self -proclaimed nomadic. That was fun. Happily he transmitted all kinds of details about living outside his truck.
Entering Let National Park
When I took a break for Lassen’s limit, I tried something with my backpack. I medo my posts that reveal between the package and the ground, letting my backpack act like the back for a seat on the floor. It worked quite well and was more comfortable than most things, he likes trunks, trees and rocks.
Upon entering Lasen through these paths, I could see a couple of thermal features that you cannot easily see on a normal car trip through the park: terminal geyser and
Lake Herving Springs.
Drakesbad
I had dinner at Drakesbad with Maddi, Eric and Steve, and Steve’s daughter. It was a fascinating conversation. Steve is Trekkng in Pakistan for his 71st birthday. Your daughter has wfr cert.
I directed in a cabin here. It comes with 3 meals (and shower). They have a common shelter, which makes me think of the Cacapon State Park in West Virginia, where my family was on vacation when I was a child. They also had a nightly fire. After my shower, I took out my guitar. But I didn’t even make a song before they had to turn off the fire. Oh good.
I did some things on my phone in my cabin, and then I wash some things in the sink. When I was finally ready for bed, I lowered the covers to find mouse pob concentrations next to the pillows. I found the same in the second bed. I opened the windows for ventilation, then I put my footprint on the floor (in case of splinters), inflated my backpack mattress and slept in my sleeping bag. It seemed that the mice were trying to enter through the bathroom, so I pushed the bathroom carpet under the door not to have to worry about them during the night.
Well, see what Drakesbad’s management does in this regard. Rustic is fine, but this is not what I expect for a $ 175 cabin, especially if they normally want to charge $ 560.
This website contains affiliate links, which means that the walk can receive a percentage of any product or service that you buy using the links in the items or ads. The buyer pays the same price that would do it differently, and his purchase helps to support the continuous objective of the walk to address his quality backpack advice and information. Thanks for your support!
For more information, visit the page about this site.
