A more eventful day. S (Netherlands) and I had talked about hiking together the previous night. We got up at 5:30 (easy when it's cold and wet) and drank tea with the unnamed couple (Japan). The sky was clearing and it was getting slightly warmer. We set off. In a couple hours we met up with his other hiking buddies, B and T (USA) and made it to Mt Laguna. The three of them spoke of taking an easy day at 10 miles, but my legs felt really good so I decided to press on for a 20 miler to mile 56. I also wanted to take advantage of the cooler weather at present. My feet ached (why did I neglect to buy SuperFeet blue insoles?) but I made it to camp at 6 pm.
This day's trail was spectacular. It dawned on me that the naming of the trail was specific; it really follows mountain crests most of the way. After topping out at Mt Laguna, it descends and traverses between several hills with wide views of the desert floor 4,000 feet below. I really like rugged cliffs with cracks and a lot of stuff going on, and there were a bunch of those. I knew the trail would be pretty, but right off the bat, wow.
This day's trail was spectacular. It dawned on me that the naming of the trail was specific; it really follows mountain crests most of the way. After topping out at Mt Laguna, it descends and traverses between several hills with wide views of the desert floor 4,000 feet below. I really like rugged cliffs with cracks and a lot of stuff going on, and there were a bunch of those. I knew the trail would be pretty, but right off the bat, wow.
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