Day 28 mile 347 to Guffy Campground at mile 364

Waking up around 5:30 to the sounds of other people rustling around in their tents I knew I needed just a few more minutes of rest. We had 17 miles to do all uphill but at least the temperature was supposed to be cooler. We got to eating and packing up around 6:15 and rolled out of camp around 7.

Of course since it was cooler I wore a jacket and soon was way too warm. We had quite a few stops during our morning but none were long. The group we had camped with were ahead of us but not by much because we turned a corner and they were all sprawled by the side of the trail discussing where to stay in Wrightwood. We decided to take advantage of being in service and book a room. Once everyone moved on from this spot we didn’t see them until the end of the day.

A few more miles and then we reached the place we were going to have lunch. Turns out it’s near a place called Gobblers Knob. We hung out for a couple hours and then got moving again to continue the climb to camp.

The temperature wasn’t bad, I was even getting cold a few times in the shade. Climbing was exhausting and I finally had to stop for a snack but it was great timing because Jake needed one too. We just ate and walked to avoid getting too comfy. There were a few different groups aiming for the same campsite so we also wanted to try to find a good spot, not knowing what we would be getting into. Closer to camp we found a nice bench and both of us almost took a nap. We were so close so we had to just keep on pushing.

About .1 miles from camp we pulled over to let a couple come down the hill and the gentleman told us all about where they had come from. He mentioned the road was closed up ahead and said we would be hard pressed to get a hitch. I was really, really looking forward to town so I was hoping he didn’t know what he was talking about. At camp we asked around to find out the road issue and it turned out the road was open to the point we needed to get picked up from so all was well.

It was crazy windy at the site but we managed to get the tent set up and tied down enough to make us feel comfortable. There were even pit toilets here, so fancy! We made dinner and chilled in the tent. Jake went out to see the sunset but I was too cozy to get out. The wind got really scary at a few points but we didn’t get blown away and I managed to get some sleep.