As we hiked toward Wrightwood we went a few more miles on the PCT and got to a road to hitch, rather than walk the side trail in and out of town. The trail wound us through a campground where we met a guy with a couple horses heading out to do trail matinance. Man do we appreciate when someone saws a down tree to clear the trail! There are some enormous trees that can occasionally be a little tricky to get around. The trail wound along a ski resort with chair lifts and all. It was strange to see cleared ski runs ans directional signs with no snow. And the ski resort had no problem routing the trail straight up and down slopes. There were none of the gradual climbs we were used to.
At the road a day hiker gave us a ride into Wrightwood. We went to the hardware store which served as a information hub in this hiker friendly town. There were a list of names and phone numbers of families willing to host hikers. I haven't seen this before. So, after a couple calls we were set. We first hit a pizza place... Amazing! Jess and I erased a medium packed with toppings. We then grabbed our hiking food at the local grocery. Our host family picked us up at in front of the store and took us in. They were great! They let us take showers, do laundry, and had a little bunk area were the slanted roof makes the ceiling low for us to sleep. There was another hiker with us for the night. The family was very generous with all they had. They have had hikers from all over the states and world stay with them in the 4 years they've done this. They really blessed us and we slept well.
Total Milage: 369.5
Today's milage: 12.9
Camp 21: Trail Angels: Jeff & Colleen's house
------------------------------
Tell your friend about PocketMail and let the savings start rolling in!
1 comment:
thank god for nice people and pizza!!!
Post a Comment