Lake Morena County Park to Kitchen Creek, Yellow Rose Spring
We surprisingly got a pretty good nights sleep even with all those people around. The earlier risers stayed fairly quiet and we were able to stay in the tent until around 6:45. The only bad thing...it was freezing. There was literally a thin layer of ice on the outside of out tent. The only thing that really got us out of the tent is knowing that there were bathrooms where we could enjoy sitting instead of squating.
The cold did slow us down. We didn't leave the campground till almost 10:00. I don't know what we did for over 3 hours standing around in the cold, but we have to start getting a bit faster in the morning.
The hike started out nice and easy. Flat terrain with a bit of loose sand that actually helped loosen my tight calf muscles (the only real issue I am having so far).
This sandy terrain then turned into a beautiful meadow. Again, a nice easy walk.
We then crossed under Interstate 8 and then, out of nowhere we started climbing, and climbing, and climbing until we were way above the Interstate. Luckily the scenery was beautiful.
Throughout the day we saw many other hikers including a couple that told us about a nice place to stop for the night. They went ahead and we told them we would see them there.
When we made it to the campsite another guy was there as well and he mentioned to the guy that told us about this place that he really appreciates his maps. I was like, "What!?! Huh?!! Are you Halfmile?!?" "Why yes I am," he said.
So who is Halfmile you may ask. He is only of the most important people in the PCT community. He creates the maps and trail notes everyone on the trail uses. Plus, this year he added an app that tells you exactly where you are on the trail and how far the next point of interest is. The crazy thing is that when I was using his app to find tonight's campsite I thought of some improvements that the app could use and now here his is to share the ideas with (which he actually liked).
After all that, we let him be and set up our tent on a marvelous spot. It is chilly again tonight, but if all goes well with tomorrow's hike, we will make it into Mount Laguna were we will have our first stay in a hotel room. All that is between us and a hot shower is about 13 miles. We are getting to sleep early tonight and am hoping for a 9am start (breath NOT being held).
Throughout the day we saw many other hikers including a couple that told us about a nice place to stop for the night. They went ahead and we told them we would see them there.
When we made it to the campsite another guy was there as well and he mentioned to the guy that told us about this place that he really appreciates his maps. I was like, "What!?! Huh?!! Are you Halfmile?!?" "Why yes I am," he said.
So who is Halfmile you may ask. He is only of the most important people in the PCT community. He creates the maps and trail notes everyone on the trail uses. Plus, this year he added an app that tells you exactly where you are on the trail and how far the next point of interest is. The crazy thing is that when I was using his app to find tonight's campsite I thought of some improvements that the app could use and now here his is to share the ideas with (which he actually liked).
After all that, we let him be and set up our tent on a marvelous spot. It is chilly again tonight, but if all goes well with tomorrow's hike, we will make it into Mount Laguna were we will have our first stay in a hotel room. All that is between us and a hot shower is about 13 miles. We are getting to sleep early tonight and am hoping for a 9am start (breath NOT being held).
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