This part of the PCT is somewhat repetitive in that the scenery is unchanging: dry forest with tall trees and little undergrowth followed by open slopes with sage, lupine, and mule ears. Not much rock is showing. The trail is very nice with either composted vegetation or small gravel and sand, or a combination of both. At the end of the day my feet are black from the rich earthy dust.
While having a lunch of tea and crumpets (hard salami and cheese on triscuits) a friend showed up. Rocky joined me for a little lunch and then we walked and talked to our common destination to camp. We are fairly compatible hikers in that we aren't fast enough to leave the other behind, nor slow enough to annoy the other.
Our camp spot was taken by two other backpackers, not thru hikers, but they invited us to stay. They had hiked in folding chairs to make their camp more comfortable. His old trail name was Chairman, for obvious reasons. By the end of the day there were another three hikers here. That's a lot for a site that has no level surfaces. Every tent is on a slope, but I don't think anyone will complain since its miles to the next spot.
It's funny that i didn't take many pictures today. I guess the scenery was just a bit underwhelming, with one exception....
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Hi! Glad all is going well. House painting almost finished.
ReplyDeleteI love funny Springs names but that one doesn't quite flow.
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