Day 71 – zero in gigantic lakes
It was a quite discreet zero day. Our family of trails prepared a great breakfast with sausages, eggs and gluten -free pancakes. After filling our faces, we go to the gear store. Chowder bought new shoes and collected a pair of dehydrated foods.
We took lunch in the Latin market, where we had incredible tacos, and then returned to Airbnb. I took care of some tasks, such as the recoil of my water filter, before hanging out by the pool for a moment.
Later, Chowder went to Vons and brought back frozen pizzas and a dinner salad. That night, we had a family movie night and we saw Honey, I shrunk the children«On VHS!»
Day 72 – Return to the path
We had to visit the Airbnb at 10 in the morning, so we spent the morning cleaning. Then, some of us went to the gigantic library to load electronics. From there, we took lunch, we stopped at the Post Office to send some things home, and then we caught the return cart to the path of Lake Horseshoe. Free public transport in Mammoth is incredible: transit cities like that has been a gift on the road.
We only walk around seven miles in total: three and a half miles in the Horseshoe Lake Trail to reconnect with the PCT, and three other miles and a half of PCT to camp on the outskirts of Red’s Meadow in the camp. We plan to take advantage of the thermal source in place in the morning!
Day 73 – Hot Spring and Garfield
The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was our friend’s spoon … in a Garfield the catsuit. He wasn’t dreaming, it was his birthday, and Bison had given him a Garfield monkey. Spoon is a big fan of Garfield, so it was quite perfect.
I hate Mondays
Showder and I packed the camp and headed to the thermal source. It was not much, just a concrete basin full of warm spring water, but the temperature was perfect. I soaked my feet and enjoyed the heat before we left.
We took an alternative of three miles that was connected again with the PCT. We had heard that the crossing of the river on the PCT was incomplete, and the substitute remained better.
It is not a bad view of lunch
Back along the way, we face a long climb, but the views from the top were beautiful. We stopped for lunch with some friends, then we continue. With Donahue’s pass on the agenda for tomorrow, we decided to go through Island Pass that night. It was not a particularly difficult pass, but the landscape, Alpine lakes and open views, was impressive.
We camp about three miles before Donahue. The mistakes were horrible, so I threw my insect network, I did the dinner quickly and dive into the store.
Day 74 – Yosemite’s secondary search and secondary search!
It’s Chowder’s birthday! Fortunately, he winded in the morning, which kept the insects remote. We had about three miles to the top of the Donahue pass. The climb was gradual with minimal snow, one of the softest passes in the mountains.
In the upper part, we had cell service, so we all request half -domes permits through the daily lottery. Cross fingers!
The descent was steep and winding, and the soup was motivated by the promise of hamburgers in Tuolumne Meadows.
The birthday man enjoying Yosemite’s desert
While we walked in Yosemite’s desert, we saw a cinnamon mother and her two puppies on the other side of the river. The puppies were fighting while their mother bathed, like a special view.
Finally, we arrived at the General Tuolumne Meadows store and we find some paths of trails. Chowder won his expected birthday hamburger, and we spent a while.
Later, the four, the chojo, the stretching, the PDF and me, decided to hook us to the Yosemite Valley. Two JMT hikers picked us up, and we had a great time chatting about the team and life on the path during the 90 -minute trip.
Thanks Eric and Kristen for the trip! We hope your walk goes well!
Getting to the Valley was a bit overwhelming: he felt as if he had dropped into a amusement park. We were trying to find the backpack camping and asked a cars to obtain instructions. Instead, he invited us to join him and his family in his place! We accept and establish our tents.
Greetings to the wonderful angel rays!
To top it off, they invited us to cocktails and s’mores around the fire. They were so friendly and generous: it made Chowder’s birthday feel incredibly special. We went to bed full, happy and excited to explore the Yosemite valley the next day.
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