Zeros, heavy packages and muddy snow: days PCT 69 to 72

Sleeping until 8:30 felt like a well -gained luxury. After resting a little, the gang went to breakfast in a local restaurant. I obtained the hash of canned meat, which was delicious. Then we made a brief circuit of the change stores. I fixed them to hook 3 Exci -Expirable Meals of a free container in one of them. Being beyond its best date means that the taste will probably be not as good as it was, but I have a spicy sauce to compensate.

A relative of Sister Blister was in the city and could give Showder, and I travel to the grocery store and I obtained most of my replenishment there. I was planning 8 days of travel to the gigantic lakes, which is a lot of food and my backpack was going to be heavy.

I spent the rest of the rest of the afternoon resting. Around 6, our group went to McDonald’s for dinner, then to a nearby bar to take something. I saw Barteason there and finally met Corondog and Lil Tiddler I had been listening for for a while. He returned to the room later to finish and publish my blog and rest.

A very large fly that I saw on the street at night!

Day 70: Heavy package, sad legs

I woke up early and withdrew a little before packing everything. We left the hotel at 10 to go to the Pancat bakery, which had excellent reviews. I obtained and ate a canned meat sandwich and grabbed a vegetarian for the road.

Me and some other 40 hikers wait for the bus to independence. While I waited, I discovered that PDF knew a hiker named Machine with whom my mother had met and spoke in Alaska. Little world! When the bus arrived, it was clear that not everyone would fit. Many took off to make horstop and some ended up sitting on the ground. That many people generate a decent amount of heat and the bus trip down was warm.

However, we reach independence. After dropping PDF, stretch and stopped for a nearby ice cream shop, I got Honey Lavender (delicious), then I joined Bison for Hitchhike. An angel from the path named Magic Man was picked up who happily brought us at the beginning of the path.

The walk back to Kearsarge Pass was difficult, my herd as heavy as I feared. It was rocky and steep and I felt that maybe I should have taken another zero in Bishop. However, it is too late for that, so I kept walking forward.

It was very nice, but the man climb the rise.

I finally crossed the pass around 7 and, to my surprise, I put myself to the patch there! I had not seen it from Big Bear and we were briefly, but I couldn’t stay long, since I had some more miles to cover. Fortunately, I walked below, fortunately, and finally met others in our target camp around 8:30 pm, just when the sun was getting. I ate a quick dinner before colliding for the day.

The upper part of this particular pass.

Day 71: Glen Pass

Arriving at bed late took me late; It was after 8 when I finally got to the road. The road to Glen Pass was a long uphill and my heavy package made me fight at the climb. PDF, stretching, magician spoon and 100,000 big ones passed me at the climb due to my slowness. A lot of snow on the path made the march slower, although I passed some frozen lakes that were very great.

Not to swim.

The final rise to Mountain Pass had multiple rock revolts due to snow that almost blocked the path. Finally I arrived at the beak around 11, which was not good since the snow was super soft at this point. There was a snow challenge to start the descent, then a lot more scrambled about curves on the curves. At least there was a small and funny glissade at the bottom.

PDF and stretch working for the very steep traverse.

The walk became much easier later, to the lakes below. PDF, stretching, and lunch on the banks of one of them and while receiving water, I saw some type of weasel! I could only get a blurred photo, as it moved quite fast.

I am quite sure that it is a long -tailed comadreja.

The rest of the afternoon at night was a long truck. Unfortunately, my body was without force to approximately 2 miles where I planned to camp the group. I thought I could get up early to try to reach and maybe crossing Pinchot Pass before the snow got too soft; The morning pass today was a lesson learned about what not to do.

However, the 800 mile score passed!

That night in my store I noticed that the skin around a little leukotape on my right foot was strangely pale. Remove the tape revealed that I had retained moisture and kept my fingers of wet feet and had given me a soft trench foot. UPS. At least they were just the points under the tape. Fortunately, the treatment is simple: keep your skin dry. I removed the tape.

Day 72: Pisss skewers

Whitney and Forester Pass had taught me that I can get up early when necessary; Indeed, I was awake at 3 and walking at 4:15, even before the first dawn light appeared. The first task was to cross the Woods Creek suspension bridge. I hoped to take a video while crossing, but it was immediately clear that this would not be possible since it was incredibly staggering and needed both hands to stay stable. Then came a long uphill next to Woods Creek and through a surprising number of powerful water crossings. My feet were very humid.

Early morning water crossings. Somehow, cold air causes water to feel even more cold.

I spent the rest of the group’s camp around 7. Bison and 100 Grand were still there, but PDF, stretching, sister ampoule and Chowder had already moved on. The path passed to large snowfields later, but I managed to reach the top of the pass before it became too muddy, around 10. I checked the elevation of curiosity: Pinchot Pass was 12127 feet, but I had camped at 8552 the night before, approximately 3500 feet of climbing!

Proud and small mountain climber.

This bird was delivering near the peak. Merlin says it is a white -tailed ptarmigan.

The return road was easier fortunately and at lunch at the bottom, near the South Fork Kings river. There were enough lakes along the way, but many were frozen, so I decided not to jump. There were enough more water crosses. I also took a nap here to leave the time for my shoes and socks to dry, but I shouldn’t have bothered me; I had to walk through another river immediately after.

By no means; I have to pass.

After lunch, I went up and camped not far from the base of Mathher Pass, the tomorrow’s mountain pass. It was well above the tree line, but fortunately the wind was soft and there was no other climate in the forecast. He had made 14 significant water crosses in a day!

Path Statistics:

Cathols: 23

It stops to filter water: 88

Results: 12

Hitches: 15

Ceros: 13

Crys on the path: 10

Ampoules: 11

Gear repairs: 14

Miles jumped: 212.3

Significant water crosses: 29

Significant water crosses: 11

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