14 miles
Warm again starting at 8:30, last campers to leave the site. Walked through Warner Springs Meadows which are rolling hills with cattle. Had a snack in the shade of a tree beside a creek before heading up to Eagle Rock. Along the way, some cowboy asked if we knew where Eagle Rock was located when we were only about a quarter mile away from it and had been seeing it come closer and closer for the past half mile at least. I pointed at it with my trekking pole and kept walking, but Marie responded, “I think we can figure it out.” Cowboy takes a step back with, “Well, some people don’t.” I guess some hikers are missing some cool sites along the way. Lunch was across the road from the Warner Springs Fire Dept. in the shade of a tree. We ran into Lightfoot when filling our water bottles at the fire dept. She has quite the résumé of athletic achievements not to mention she was hiking the PCT as part of her training for the Bad Water ultramarathon. Before we got back to walking I ran into Forest, who we haven’t seen since we all got off the bus in Campo. Further up the trail we ran into him again right before we made it to our camp site. He seems to be doing fine, which is nice to see. Filtered water for tomorrow, rinsed some clothes, made dinner, and in bed at 9.
PCT Hike 