WOW ! Arrived safely and was shuttled to an evenings stay and a lift to the trail, by my first trail angel "Girlscout" who was a great host and helped this West-coast-shocked New Englander in many ways. All my thanks for a great time getting to the border! The hiker community famous "Lint" also stayed the night, and I arrived at the Border with Mexico right about 7am on Sunday May 19th. After greeting the 4 other brave souls and taking pictures, we headed north at our various speeds. The mountain desert terrain of southern California has been incredible thus far. I've already seen a mountain lion, 2 coyotes, a road runner, a horny toad, and a number of other stinky hikers! Getting up and over the San Jacinto Mountains these past 3 days has been a challenge, but the views from 9,000 feet have made it all worth it. Still a little snow up at elevation, which is helping to provide some small streams in an otherwise increasingly more hostile hiker environment. Joined a PCT class of '82 hiker for a beer and snacks around the campfire last night to celebrate the holiday. After a 6,000 ft descent over 16 miles coming down to the desert floor, I'm updating in the shade of the trail angels "Ziggy and the Bear" who open up their yard for the use of hikers (they had 61 stay with them in one night earlier this year). Many thanks to these kind and generous enablers of our journey. Thats all for now folks, update you when next I can!
Mary Riley
5/29/2013 07:38:20 am
Holy Batman is right! What a great start to what should be an incredible adventure. Comments are closed.
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