Day 47
Miles: 22.3
We woke up today at Bear camp near PCT mile 504.5 and quickly packed up. Carrot was the first one out of camp, but we left soon after and were on the trail just after 6:30am. Our hiking through oak forests continued during the morning giving us some really dramatic light displays as the sun made its way up.
Soon, we got our first real glimpses of where we would be entering the Mojave.
We lowered down closer and closer to the desert floor and hit it just before a little place called Hiker Town.
We arrived in Hiker Town just before noon and were surprised to find we were the only ones there. We decided not to stay the night, but to rest and wait until around 5pm before heading out again. Hiker Town was great! Shortly after we got there, Carrot showed up. We ate and filled up with water as much as possible.
A little while later, Bucket hiked in. He was followed by Bone Lady and Swiss Cheese.
(L to R): Bucket, Bone Lady's feet, Carrot, Swiss Cheese and Me.
Even the dogs at Hiker Town were Hiker Friendly.
The entrance to Hiker Town.
We packed up and started to leave at about 5:30pm when we were ambushed...
Twist never could resist a puppy.
On out way out the front gate Frank, who we had hung out with in Lake Hughes, came hiking in after a brief hello/goodbye, we were on our way again. We didn't really have a set goal for the night's miles but we knew it would be beneficial to get a jump on this long dry stretch while it was cool out. So with that mentality, we decided to simply hike until we felt like stopping.
For tonight and a decent part of tomorrow morning we are hiking right on the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
The first mile or so was open Aqueduct, but the rest of the way there is no access to water.
If there are two reasons to hike in the desert, the sunrises and sunsets would be at the top of the list.
- Tailgate
