Rocky and I took off like a rocket this morning bent on making it to Sierra City before the store closed. She had new shoes coming and I had my hiker box to pick up.
Along the way we stopped at freezing Milton Creek to take a quick dip before having lunch. The water was so cold that my feet hurt for minutes after leaving the water. It took some real courage to step into the deep spot and dunk my head. Rocky even helped me step across the rocks since I couldn't feel much with my feet.
We arrived in Sierra City at about 3:00 to find we had plenty of time to get a burger, pick up our boxes, and hang out with the other hikers.
Later we headed around the corner to the Methodist church to camp for the night. The church is keep be enough to provide a flat area and a picnic table for PCT hikers.
Next door to the church is a public restroom with a shower - albeit a cold shower, but warmer than the stream for sure! Since it's another eight days to resupply it may be the last shower for a while.
We are currently at mile 1195. The halfway point is mile 1313, so I'm excited about this next segment. Just another 118 miles to make it halfway to Canada, and I haven't even left California yet!
Rocky is playing poker with the other campers while I'm writing. In the morning we'll have some breakfast and she'll mail a package before we start the 3000 foot climb up into the mountains with heavy newly resupplied packs.
Rocky, Gummy Bear, Rattlesnake, Politics (look carefully), and what'shisname.
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