Day 65

17 Miles (Silver Pass)

The hiking today was a bit of a slog. 1,000 ft. up followed by 2,000 down, then 3,500 up, and finally 1,500 down. The view from Silver Pass was amazing though. I ran into Shade, Studio 54, and Candy Corn on the way up. A guy named One Love stopped and chatted for a bit. He started 2 weeks later than us, which makes me think he is cruising through the trail. Our campsite is a little windy and there’s a big, dead tree right next to us, but we’re gonna roll the dice. Pricepoint, Honeybear, and another hiker we hadn’t met before passed by as we were turning in. They had stopped at VVR and were going to skip Mammoth, while we skipped VVR and are headed to Mammoth. Tomorrow we should have some easier miles and then a bus into Mammoth for a double zero. Very excited for a shower. Tomorrow makes our 8th day of hiking since Bishop, which I think is our longest stretch yet.