Date: 2023-05-11 Pct day: 6 Start: Mile 63.7 End: Mile 77.3 Distance: 16.68 Miles Start name: mile 63.7 End name: Julian Wake up: 05:15 Start hiking: 06:30 At camp: 13:00 In bed: 21:48
Key moments
- nice early morning
- bit slow packing up
- so many beautiful desert flowers
- Took a couple of wrong turns into dirt roads
- Trail angle, “Professor” gave us a ride into town
- Julian the town is very quaint and nice, but expensive
- PCT hikers get free pie, ice cream and a drink at a place called “Mom’s”. The staff were so kind.
- Having dinner with hiking friends is fun
Plan from here
- make it to Warner Springs by Saturday 1pm so I can pick up some food I sent there
Animals sighted
- so many skinks and lizards
- Crows, Californian Condors!
Gear thoughts
- my sleeping bag is great up until my shoulder - the top of it doesn’t seem to have as much down, but a down jacket solves this issue
Physical condition
- good! Got a mark from a tick on my left calf the other day, and a small blister on my left foot I am keeping an eye on
Thoughts and Observations
- I need to stretch more
- Town days are fun, but expensive
- a single 20,000mAh batter would be better than two 10k ones, for charging purposes
- An 18 inch pizza is too much pizza for one person
- It’s fun to see other hikers about in town, like “hey, I don’t know you but we are on the same quest. Isn’t that fun?”
- The movie “TRON legacy” is honestly one of my favourite movies
Quotes of the day
- Who is the hamburgler, did he steal a pig? — Graham
