First off, I want to say happy birthday to my brother, Mark, in Madison, WI. I hope you had a great day! Love ya!
Today was an awesome day! We started hiking shortly after 5:00, hoping to beat some of the heat. We had a 16 miles trek to water with a lot of climbing. The sunrise was gorgeous. I wanted to take some photos, but my camera batteries chose that moment to die so I didn't get any. The sun rises fast down here!
The hiking went well and I felt pretty good today. We got through the 16 miles by 1:30 or so and took a nice long siesta before continuing on to Wrightwood. We also cooked hot meals which made the last miles a lot more pleasant.
The terrain was beautiful today. We were well over 8000 feet for much of the time, mostly contouring below ridges. We had some great views on San Jacinto Peak which we climbed after leaving Idyllwild many days/weeks? ago. It felt good to see the rows of mountains in between which we had crossed.
We arrived at Highway 2 a little after 5. Our timing could not have been better! We were right on schedule for the solar eclipse. The trail head was at an overlook about 7,000 feet, perfect for viewing the eclipse. Many Wrightwood locals had driven up just to watch it. Surprisingly, we were well prepared as well! Histo, our astrophysicist, had brought along four pairs of solar glasses! We couldn't believe our luck! We had a blast watching it and are now eagerly anticipating Venus' transit of the sun on June 5th. It was one of the highlights of our trip so far. - I love Histo. He really does brighten every day!
Nips, Wildflower, Histo, Snausage and I are splitting a hotel room in Wrightwood tonight. We're planning to resupply and take care of town chores tomorrow and then hitch back to the trail head for a few evening miles. I've spoken with Nugget, and he is doing a little better but heading to Santa Cruz to spend a few days with his sis while recovering. I wish it was going to be a quicker rebound, but shin splints are tough and he's definitely making the right call. He hooked up with Extra Credit at Cajon Pass today. She isn't 100% but is doing much better and will be in Wrightwood tomorrow evening or Tuesday morning. I bet she'll catch us on our next zero. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
**CHECK OUT KRISTY'S NEW PHOTO ALBUM (See Link to Photos). It has pictures from Warner Springs to Wrightwood.**
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