Up at 5:00am in our cozy cabin. Shower and a cup of tea and we are on the road by 6:00am. We took care to leave the cabin very clean before we left. We had about 1.5 miles to walk to get back to the PCT. We walked in the early morning light, watching the steam rise off Hyatt lake. The campground soon passed under our feet and we were again standing on the trail. In the course of the day we crossed 10 roads. This is not wilderness. There was virtually no elevation gain for the day, just 858’ with 1520’ of descent. Just gently rolling terrain except for a final drop into Grizzly creek.
We met a little trail magic along the way. Some kind person left some beer, Mug Root Beer and bottled water on the side of the trail. We shared a root beer and Ed drank a water.
Just before Grizzly creek is an aqua duct. The trail crosses it on a bridge. We stopped on the near side and soaked our feet for half an hour as Grizzly Creek was only a hundred yards down the trail. After the soak, we searched near Grizzly Creek for a camping site and found a level apt on the hill, halfway between the creek and the road that paralleled the access road along the aqueduct. With the tent up I slipped in for a nap while Ed explored the creek and it’s families of butterflies-orange, blue and white. After my nap I worked on yesterday’s blog and watched for PCT hikers passing by beneath our camp. We said hi to a few as they passed, but didn’t engage with any until JeanMarie Gossard came by. We had not met her before, but while they were finishing filling their water down by the creek I remembered the extra food I had that I was hoping to give away. I walked across the bridge and offer my extra food to her and Mark. She took the extra granola and we had a nice conversation for 20 minutes. I gave her my phone number and told her to call when she got to the Goat Ricks and I would trail angel for her if I could.
Back to the tent for dinner of rice and chicken, then “Day After Tomorrow” for a movie. I forced poor Ed to listen to an episode of Star Wars the radio drama, which he did as I fell asleep. Nice day!!
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