We only had a little under 18 miles to hike before we hit Hwy 138 and the mysterious Hikertown. Our notes said surprisingly little about the quality of the place, so all we knew was:hostel, shower, water, shade...stuff like that. As we took a break about half way there with a group of about 10 other hikers, we realized that there were many who were planning on staying there. Since we had considered it already, we decided we'd stay unless it was pretty scary (which it wasn't). /nce again our amazing timing allowed us to roll up just as food was being cooked, so we got hooked up with a great meal. They had communal bunkhouses and private roms, and eventually we found ourselves in a sweet room with a bed, bathroom, and TV, while the communal rooms had floorspace, and a communal TV/bathroom. It was awesome. The private rooms were in this stretch of buildings made to look like old-time storefronts. There was no heat or hot water anywhere, but there were plenty of warm blankets an!
d the walls alone provided shelter from the wind and night's chill.
Someone had dubbed this section of trail "Trail Angel Alley" because we basically hiked from one trail angel to the next for several days straight. Basically three out of the last four nights were spent @ trail angel homes/hostels. It was great, but later on the trail the TA's are more sparse, so it would be nice to spread them out a bit too. But I won't complain; we are very grateful for their generosity and thoughtfulness toward hikers and it would be very hard to do the desert section of trail without them.
Tomorrow we would head out into the flats of the Mojave Desert...
Total Miles:518.4
Miles Today:17.7
Camp 29:Hikertown
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