PCT SOBO DAY 28 – A SLOW DAY

Day 28

Home: Steering site, mile 443.7

END: TENTSITE, MILLA 470.5

Walked miles: 21.6 miles, 26.8 miles of path

After our headache last night, Sun and I slept a little and we don’t leave the camp until 7:30. The mosquitoes were a bit better this morning; They did not attacked us as much fervor as yesterday, even when we stopped for water in a lake.

The Lake, Junction Lake, was such a serene place. The small ducks swam in groups through water while the morning sun warmed the air. At one time, Mother Pato entered jacket, flying in this way and thus through the pond, throwing water in all directions. I am not sure what the drama was about, something to do with the Baby Ducks, but finally it was resolved since the graz was stopped.

This morning, Sun and I moved quite slowly. We were both tired of the previous night. My pack felt unusually heavy and I lost the spring I had in my step on that first day outside the city. A couple of miles later we arrived in Blue Lake, but it was too early, fresh and windy to swim. However, it was a beautiful place. The nobles we spent said it was an excellent place of swimming.

Sun and I went up slowly, taking many breaks, almost one every 1.5-2 miles, which was not really our style. I guess we had bit more than we could chew yesterday. We overcome our morning climb and enjoy the fragments of cell service and the heat of the sun.

Then it was miles of descent, passing a few nobles along the way. Our progress was further reduced by the Huckleberries that were aligned on the path; I stayed a little behind because they were very good!

Finally we arrived at a parking lot with picnic tables and a toilet and decided that it was the perfect place for lunch. Sun hoped we would find magic of trails, but there is not so much luck despite all the cars that passed on the gravel road. Lunch felt a little more civilized this time, since we had real tables to eat instead of a bare ground patch. The great debate was whether to continue 12 miles on the path to reach our goal camp or take the alternative of 10.5 Panther Creek Road Walk. If we walk along the path, we would have to climb with a long water transport and a dry camp. But if we take the way, we could save a few miles and camp with water. We couldn’t decide what to do, so we decided to leave it after our rest for lunch.

Sun assigned 30 minutes for a nap while I relaxed in the shadow. When the time of the nap is over, our response was clear: the road walk!

When we start the road, we immediately deviate through all the great and juicy Huckleberries that aligned on the road. We lost at least 30 minutes because there were so many to choose from. We also found blackberries that knew sweets. Yum!

While we walked, the cars passed in any direction, but we still did not find the magic we expected.

After several miles and several breaks, we arrived at Panther Creek Falls, one of the attractions of this alternative. A fast detour, it was worth walking. Finally, we were cacados and more than ready to do with our long day. When we passed through the Panther Creek camp, full of hikers and casual campers, the smell of hot hamburgers took us. If we could only have one!

After a few more minutes, we found our site and tightened our tents with a couple who had almost ended their section. After dinner, we had enough time to do some camp tasks before the daylight began to fade.

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

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