Sat outside and dangled my feet in the pool here and stared up at the peak of Mount Whitney.
Whitney is the mountain behind the mountain in the foreground. Strange to be looking up at it from the 90 degree day down here in Lone Pine and thinking about tromping through snow.
This is Ally. A hiker from Vancouver who has spent the last few days here in Lone Pine with us. She's taking a few more days off because her family is coming down to spend some time with her.
It was a perfect evening tonight, so we all drank a bottle of wine by the pool and felt like real, normal people on a summer evening.
Aaaaaand then of course we walked across the street to McDonalds for ice cream. Just for the record, you can get a McFlurry WITH hot fudge AND caramel sauce. Hypothetically of course😜
Tomorrow, shuttling back up to the trail. Rested and clean. This will be a big week. Two big challenges. Mount Whitney and crossing Forrester Pass. The highest pass on the PCT and there is still lots of snow. We will plan to cross mid morning, while the snow has softened a little, but we don't want to wait until afternoon when it's too melted because that would mean a lot of postholing. Looking forward to the challenges!
I should not have checked out Forrester Pass hiker videos on youtube. Good lord. Please be careful! I know you will be but just had to ask. Enjoy the climbs!
ReplyDeleteNot sure if you got my message. I'm Tom's friend Heidi. I live in Bishop, I'm willing to pick you up, feed you, give you a good bed to sleep in and a soak in a hot tub! I'm out of town until Sunday, but would love to meet up if it works out. Happy trails!
ReplyDeleteA bottle of wine? You know the Napa rule. Just sayin'. We need to wash down that salted caramel ice cream with something. "One per" anyone?
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