Friday, May 09, 2008

May 4: Warner Springs Ranch

We woke up to a cool morning with excitement. We were headed for town! We hiked the last 8 miles into Warner Springs,which is essentially a resort community, a PO, and a gas station/mini mart. Luckily WSR is very hiker-friendly and provides a HUGE discount for hikers on their rooms. We rolled into town around 9:30am, got a room and tok our first shower since we started hiking! It was fabulous! It's amazing how the little things we take for granted in normal life (like showers, washing your clothes,and sleeping in a bed) become huge highlights on the trail! We had also just recently heard rumors of a forest fire 40ish miles up the trail and were anxious to find out more information on whether our trail would be open or closed. It was a great day of relaxing and letting our feet rest and recoup for the days ahead. We spent the day checking email, re-stocking our food for the days ahead, chatting with other hikers and eating! All we knew about the fire when we left WSR was that!
it was 100% contained, but no word on whether we'd get to hike through or not. Our one regret about staying at WSR is that we didn't get to take advantage of the one thing they are famous for: the hot springs.

Total Mileage:109.5
Miles Today:7.4
Camp 7: Warner Springs Ranch

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