17 miles
Got up early enough for some easy hiking in the morning. Most of today’s climb was done in the 11 miles before lunch and we had great weather for it. Not too hot, plenty of shady spots, and a slight breeze. At our water source around mile 4, we ran into FedEx again, along with John and Iron. Our source was a barrel that was catching the water dripping through the roots and dirt above it. Right before lunch, we met Sage who is hiking with an older couple, Frick and Frack, who are YouTubers. We saw them again at Coon Creek Cabin. The cabin was kind of disappointing because it’s run down and the trash can was piled high with trash that was obviously from hikers (tuna packets, ramen, knorr sides, etc.). It was all over the ground around it too, very disappointing to see hikers litter so badly. We ate lunch and saw John and Iron again. Later in the day, we passed Sage, Frick, Frack, and FedEx. Then, before camp, FedEx passed us, and after we had setup camp John and Iron joined us. Everybody is positioning themselves to go into Big Bear tomorrow. Our nero is now a zero, so we should be getting in some good rest before we head for Wrightwood. Short day tomorrow with only about 13 to the highway.
PCT Hike 