- Date: 2023-06-04
- Pct day: 30
- Start: Mile 380
- End: Mile 395
- Distance: 16 Miles
- Ascent: 2538 feet
- Descent: 5104 feet
- Start name: NA
- End name: Cooper Canyon Camp
- Wake up: 06:00
- Start hiking: 07:45
- At camp: 18:00
- In bed: 20:15
- Where I slept: tent
- Shower: no
Key moments
- had a nice sleep in
- Saw some friends from the last couple of days pass us about 7am: Red, Justin, and Chris
- There was a lot of up and down today, I guess we were still tired from hiking up Baden Powell the day before but it really felt like everything was hard
- I had a really nice moment in the morning which I have been calling my “PCT moments”, where I look at something beautiful and go, “wow, this is it, I’m hiking the PCT!”
- saw Jeremy and Kristi when we came down the back of Baden Powell - they had done the road walk option where you avoid Baden Powell and walk the highway 2 around it.
- our party today was mostly Adam and Amelia and Jeremy and Kristi, it felt nice to reunite
- Had a nice lunch at Eagles Roost - this section so far from Wrightwood has involved a lot of nice picnic areas, with drop toilets and picnic tables. Luxury!
- It was a pretty cool day really, lots of nice views, and also another road walk to avoid some special frog habitat
- Had a chat to Katie in a spot with good reception, I was missing her as we talked earlier about popcorn and I remembered Katie’s really nice popcorn she makes.
- Ended up in a nice place called the Buckhart Track
- Had a really fun stream crossing
- Ended up at Cooper Canyon Creek campsite, which also has two streams running through it and toilets
Plan from here
- I’ve got to get 20 miles in tomorrow as I’m running a bit behind schedule
Animals sighted -crows, lizards, squirrels, chipmunks
Gear thoughts
- I’m really liking my bag - it hurt a bit when I was doing the road walk (just in the middle of my back)
- Loving my wide sleeping mat and pillow
- Unsure of the state of my flicker sleeping bag - not sure if I’ve just be better with a proper quilt
- Mayfly sandals are fun but now my feet get dirty - I think I prefer to wear them for 10 minutes once I get to camp but would prefer to wear my shoes just loosened up a lot
Physical condition
- good, I think? Just tired, need to focus more on sleep!
Thoughts and Observations
Some of the bad things
- today just felt like really hard. I found myself going through calculations in my head of how I could save 2-500g if I did some adjustments or changed gear around or over. It is kind of fun but it’s a bit stressful at times
- missing your partner is hard - while it isn’t that long until I’m back, it is also at the same time a long time!
Quotes of the day
- I just wanted to work out which face this rock should be facing down on. It’s going to be here for a while so I want it to be comfortable — Jeremy.
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