17 Miles (Forester Pass)
Got some good sleep next to the creek. Mosquitos don’t care if you’re crapping, they will bite anytime. Not fun. However, the rest of the day was. We climbed a bunch, but the views were always worth it. Ran into Pricepoint, Honeybear, and Jim at the water source, which was also where we took our morning break. Ran into them again at the water source/lunch spot. We started up the Forester Pass approach and just kept moving up switchbacks. The infamous chute was nearly melted out. Standing at the top was incredible because on one side is the awesome view of Sequoia National Park, and on the other side of the pass is the awesome view of Kings Canyon National Park. There were a few patches of snow coming down the north side, but nothing sketchy. Still haven’t put microspikes on, and may not have to ahead. We descended to an alpine lake to grab some water for the rest of the way to camp. Pricepoint, Honeybear, Jim, Tahel, Ru, and Candy Corn were already hanging out there. We chatted for a bit, gathered water. Lego, Full Moon, Polkadot, and Shade eventually joined us. It was a fun group to celebrate with having completed our first pass (the highest point on the PCT too). The rest of the way down to camp went smoothly and talk mainly focused on town food options. Tomorrow we’ll take Kearsarge Pass out to our resupply/zero day in Bishop.
PCT Hike 