Starting just 20 miles from Kennedy Meadows the High Sierra is covered in snow. None of the regular roads into the backcountry are open at this time making resupply difficult or impossible. Horseshoe Meadow, Reds Meadow, Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass, Sonora Pass, and Monitor Pass are all closed. The Fullers and I have decided to skip forward north to at least Sierra City where the trail is lower and hopefully snow free. Later we'll come back to Kennedy Meadows to complete the John Muir Trail section of the PCT and north to Sierra City.
So, on Monday I caught the 6:15 Eastern Sierra Regional bus to Bridgeport where I'll stay at the family cabin for a couple of weeks until Justin and the Fullers can meet me. I arrived in Bridgeport promptly at 9:20 and walked to the post office where I picked up a package with some additional clothing and paper maps for the rest of the trip. Next it was out to the Twin Lakes Road to try to get a ride to the Lakes.
After about twenty minutes Eddie stopped his vintage International Harvester jeep to give me a ride. Thanks Eddie! The IH struggled up the incline and overheated a couple of times so we stopped at Doc and Al's turnoff to let it cool off and again along the lake front road. I enjoyed the ride and the chance to look around.
The cabin was closed for the winter but after just a little work I was able to get the water on, the windows open, and the electricity working. Next I walked to the store at the upper lake for provisions. They were surprised to see that my grocery bag was a backpack! A quick walk back and I was all set to start a fire and enjoy the rest of the day.
Later that afternoon I heard some noise next door and went over to find Holly and Doug at home. We swapped stories and they fed me a scrumptious dinner! It was great to see I wasn't alone on the hill.
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