- Date: 2023-06-25
- Pct day: 51
- Start: Mile 720
- End: Mile 743
- Distance: 24 miles
- Ascent: 4445 feet
- Descent: 3316 feet
- Start name:
- End name:
- Wake up: 04:15
- Start hiking: 05:15
- At camp: 17:15
- In bed: 21:00
- Where I slept: tent
- Shower: no
- Best thing: just being in the Sierras
- Worst thing: heavy bag and right foot blister pain
Key moments
- Woke up super early with Frank
- Had a nice time talking on hard crispy snow fields before getting to only really minor patches of snow
- Had a nice soak of the feet in a stream
- Caught up with the rest of the team - Fancy Pants, Serena, and Cukes
- Cukes reminded me we have snow cone syrup and we made snow cones after lunch
- Foot blisters on right side are a bit red - hopefully not infected. They are a bit tender at night but I feel like this makes sense - they might be a bit raw after a whole day walking on them
- Franck got an unexpected nosebleed - it was intense! It kept bleeding for a while. He’s never had one before, it felt a bit scary. But he was OK.
- Had a lovely family dinner of the hiking group, we discussed the possibility of maybe being able to make it all the way through the Sierras, but fancy pants said he’s just going to focus on getting through each day. It’s a good reminder that that is a healthy habit
Plan from here
- Hike until we are 10 miles out from the camping spot just before Mt Whitney
Animals sighted
- Chipmunks
- Chickadees
Gear thoughts
- Haven’t used my new Ice axe or crampons yet
- Thinking I should have kept my dirty girl gaiters for this trip. Lots of gravel getting in my shoes.
- Also micro spikes would haves been handy. Crampons are a massive pain.
Physical condition
- Mildly worried about the blister on my right foot - hopefully it isn’t infected
Thoughts and Observations
- It’s really nice to hike with a friend (Frank) and to hike with a trail family
- I had several moments today where I cried a little because I was so excited about the sierras
Some of the bad things
- Right blister foot pain
Quotes of the day
- Guys how good is this
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