Mammoth

I jump on the trolley and take the ride to horseshoe meadow lake. From there it is a 3.5 mile detour back to the PCT. I run into Snowgoat and Stickers on the way back as they head in to resupply. As I climb through the beautiful lakes of Mammoths back country I run into a few other hikers. One guy Craig, he just retired from the Air Force, he is taking the next few years off to travel. Hell yeah bud.

We hike the next 10 miles together through Reds Meadow resort which was still closed. Beautiful forests, lakes, and of course a bunch of switchbacks. We take lunch in a small shady spot with no view and see Seven walk by us. He clowns us for having no view and keeps walking. He’s talking it slow today with a hip flexor issue. Oof

We cross maybe a dozen rivers and streams and are able to keep our feet dry the entire time. It’s wonderful, after another few miles for a total of 21 I tell Craig I’ll see him later and I pull over to grab a camp spot. I eat a quick snack and wait for Seven to catch up, “yo you wanna grab these next two camp sites?” Seven replies “yes!”

We grab the next spot we see and it’s a beaut. Has some tree coverage to hopefully shield us from the wind and beautiful views behind us. We set up our tents and join one other hiker who’s already there. We eat dinner, relax, I do some yoga with a view and then head back to my tent for the night. Tomorrow’s basically our last pass of the Sierras. Donahue.