Last night over dinner we hatched a plan to supplement our water resources for the next segment of trail. There were at least two days of 22+ miles between water sources so we decided to take the truck and hide some water along the way. Deb identified the general areas we needed assistance and Betsy checked her Delorme map book for roads. We decided on four possible locations. In the morning Justin and Hatchet loaded up to provide the muscle if we needed to bury a cache.
At the first stop Justin dug a hole big enough to hold four gallons of water. He cleverly disguised the hole by digging other decoy holes as well. Hatchet and I supervised.
We hid other the second cache behind a fallen tree. Hatchet used dead branches to further hide the bottles.
On our way to the third location we ran up on two hikers, Matt and Cody, the Aussies. What a surprise! After a quick reunion we gave them a ride down the LA Aqueduct, which at this spot is underground, to our destination. Once there we found another cache already there. Matt and Cody continued their journey and we backtracked a few miles to place our cache in the Joshua Tree forest.
With the day almost over we ran back to the Kampground, picked up the Fullers and visited the post office to send back home extra gear. While there dinner plans were hatched. I drove back with Rick to get the guys while Betsy and Deb enjoyed the 49er Bar and Grill. Thanks Deb and Rick for a wonderful dinner!
Tomorrow it's back to the trail. Betsy will be heading home for a couple of weeks before coming this way again on her way to house sit in Sausalito. I'll miss seeing her go, the time together was too short, but I have something to look forward to in a few weeks!
Sweet!
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