PCT Osobo Day 41 – Camping is the

Day 41

Home: TENTSITE, Mile 696.9

END: Burning Zone, Mile 724.7

Walked miles: 27.8 miles

This morning I woke up in a cloud. Last night I had sent a text message to the janitor that my rain jacket had forgotten, so the plan was to find it in Elk Lake to be able to grab him for the rest of this section. I knew there was a rather high probability that the clouds were clarified today, but I thought it was still a good excuse to see it while I was on its way.

I had approximately 5 miles to the path near Elk Lake, so I started at my normal time, in the direction of downhill all the way. A few nobles passed, but before realizing, I was in the blue fire to Elk Lake. I was singing a little melody for me when suddenly I saw the janitage walking along the path with my jacket. Hurrah! It was already more than half of the blue fire and did not want to go back, so the janitor turned around and we went to the beginning of the path. I had also brought some coffee and snacks, so we sat in the car to avoid misty rain (and mosquitoes) while enjoying my personal magic.

After the snacks ended and it was very coffee, the janitor took me back to the PCT. I didn’t want to say goodbye, but I also knew I would see him tomorrow afternoon. I didn’t have to wait too long!

Back along the way, the terrain was soft and flat through the shaded forest. The mosquitoes returned again, although they were not as fierce as before. While the morning had been cloudy, the sun began to break through and heat the air. I took advantage of a sun patch that I found and dry my store as I had lunch in a trunk. No noblest passed, which means more recitals than «have a good one!»

This section was full of small lakes and ponds. Some were more welcoming than others; Some seemed more appetizing than others. Choosing the appropriate water source to fill a bottle was crucial. I decided to take a dip in a small pond of beautiful appearance, but when I approached, I realized that it happened to me too much life so that I was. A snake sat submerged in the water, its head occasionally broke the surface for the air. The reborn in several stages of maturity moved through water. And when I stepped on the muddy background of the pond, small red creatures that looked like river crabs floated in the water. Yes, it was fine just putting my feet.

The afternoon spent a little slowly and with little relief because stop meant fighting with mosquitoes. As I said, they were not so bad, but my past battles with the mosquitoes meant that I now had very little tolerance. I had heard of a desolate burns zone that had absolutely no mosquito or trees, so my goal was to camp there at night.

I picked up water in my last lake of the day and headed to the burn. At first, it was like any other burning zone. The blackened and twisted trees were standing, the dusty and burned soil like the sand under my feet. However, after a mile, I arrived at the burnt palam. I stopped in an apocalyptic area where it prospered very little life. The fire had burned the area so completely that there were barely standing trees. The good thing about this was that I could camp without worrying about the trees that fell on my store in the middle of the night.

I found a place with the sunset in a small hill. It was quite wind and cold tonight, but I could lift my store and make sure. The dusty and ashen soil flew in the air with every step I took, so I had to be careful not to get too much in my store.

Once everything was assured, I had dinner while I saw the sun. And, Wow, was spectacular. The colors were transformed as the minutes slid, and on the opposite side of the sky, the moon hung large and bright in the sky. It was amazingly huge and, of course, the image does not do justice.

The moon

When the sun set, the wind calmed down and settled to sleep. It was cold tonight, so I made a break that surrounded my head with my backpack and other random items and fell asleep.

And that is a day in the life of a PCT Sobo hiker!

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