May 6 – Day 5
Camped mile 79.4 hiked 15.9 miles today. Stayed cool all day as I walked down to Scissor Crossing. Hitched up to Julian to charge devices and had a great lunch at
May 5 – Day 4
Camped mile 63.5 hiked 19.2 miles today. It was cool and very windy day walking parallel to the Sunrise Highway. After watering up I descended looking for the first decent campsite to avoid the wind. During the night it started to rain so I had to set up the tent which I managed in the pitch black.
May 4 – Day 3
Camped mile 44.4 hiked 14.6 miles today. It’s hard to imagine this is the same trail
May 3 – Day 2
Camped mile 28.8 Kitchen Creek hiked 13.8 miles. The vegetation is lush compared to previous years. Lots of flowers and lizards. Saw a rattle and a garter snake today. Had a lovely camping spot near the upper reaches of Kitchen Creek.
May 2 – Day 1
Camped Hauser Creek PCT mile 15.5. Hiked 15.5 miles today. The abundant rains this year have given way to a huge variety of flowers. Many more creatures scampering about that previous drought years. Many small streams and seeps when before there were none. It was the easiest first day ever. It stayed relatively cool. My pack at 10 lbs base weight feels great.