Day 14

19 miles

A big day! Got moving around 7:30. Climbed a bunch, climbed some more, ate ramen for lunch under a boulder, scrambled around a boulder, scrambled over downed trees, lots of downclimbing. Left the PCT and took the Devil’s Slide trail 2.5 miles down to the trailhead. We heard someone’s car chirp and thought, “Quick! Maybe they’ll give us a ride!”. We were almost running as we made it down the parking lot to find out. Wyatt and Parker, two guys who had been up climbing the wall above us, had just gotten back to their Suburban and would gladly take us the last 2.5 miles to town. Score! They even gave us ice cold beers while they loaded up all of the gear they had spread out in the parking lot. Two great dudes, for sure. We checked in at Idyllwild Inn, ran to the grocery store while we waited for pizza, and then back to the room to eat and finally sleep.

We stayed up on these ridges most of the day

A rock slide last year caused this boulder to block the trail. Someone installed a rope to get around, but that has frayed. Regardless, we scrambled around it. The drop to the right is severe. I hate exposure like this, but we made it!