The picture below shows the view from my campsite this morning. The views we had to the valley the day before were completely taken away by clouds this morning.. We were quite aways above them.
I was closing in on Wrightwood and was curious who would get there first, me or my family. I was coming down a steep, rocky descent and a man walked out from behind a tree and said he was lost. It was my dad! He gave me a cold root beer and his little day pack and took mine for the rest of the walk to the car.
My mom and sister had made a huge fruit salad and brought cold drinks to share with the hikers coming through. Trail magic is always the best part if a hiker's day. My dad also helped some hikers to and from town before we headed in ourselves and enjoyed lunch in Wrightwood. I was very surprised to see a quilt shop in the little town. I barely caught it--she was going out of business and liquidating her inventory.
We are staying tonite at the Best Western in Cajon Pass. Yup, the very same Best Western I stayed at two nights ago! It took me two days and 28 miles to walk to Wrightwood. By car it took 16 minutes. Now THAT'S discouraging!
Tomorrow my sister and I hit the trail in Wrightwood. She's a brave soul because the first part of the hike tomorrow will take us up Mt Baden Powell which I believe is over 9000 feet.
Mcdonalds for dinner again tonite. Hey, it was really good two days ago! I saw many hikers there I hadn't seen before.
It's after "hiker midnite" which is defined as 9:00 pm, so in spite of the motel room with great pillows, tomorrow morning I'm a hiker again.
So glad you can see your folks and hike with Joey. Love how your Dad found you. I just found out about your trip and your blog a few days ago. I really enjoy reading it each day and keeping up with what you are doing. Love and prayers,
ReplyDeleteSheri (Allen) Pine
Reading your blog is so fun! Thank you for sharing your adventure with me. Have fun hiking with Joey! It's fun to see how your parents are supporting you. Love & prayers, sue d.
ReplyDeleteOnly Ginger would find a Quilt Shop hiking the PCT!! It's been great followng your blog & miss it on the days you don't blog. I hope the next several days with Joey will really be special, I'm sure it helps to have a companion. It's neat that your dad & mom have been able to meet up with you. Enjoy your new shoes!! shirley
ReplyDeleteLook forward to reading your blog. If I was younger I think I'd like to try it. I don't think I would be brave enough to do it alone though. I'm sure you will enjoy having Joey's company for awhile.
ReplyDeleteAunt Dorothy
You made it Wrightwood Soda Pop! Great job! How are the new shoes holding up? Did you take the Acorn trail down to Wrightwood or Hwy 2?
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Drake
What an amazing day...to be surprised by your dad, see your mom and have your sister join you on the trail! I'm sure your feet are floating as you hike. Hey, I would've showed up if I knew there was going to be a super deal on fabric! HA
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