We are taking a short break at a picnic area in the San Bernadino Forrest near San Gorgonio mountian. We've been hiking long days since we left Idyllwild and plan to be in Big Bear City tomorrow for lunch. We've been doing longer days partly because we're feeling stronger and partly because we're short on food! But thanks to some unexpected food at the Mesa Wind Farm (donuts and frozen pizza available for hikers) at 7:30 am one morning we'll be ok.
After leaving the San Jacintos we crossed the desert floor and climbed back up into the San Gorgonio Wilderness. We crossed the largest river we've seen yet and even went swimming. The cold water felt really good. For the next 10 miles we followed a creek up it's gorge crossing it over 15 times.. It seemed like a completely diferent world from the waterless desert we had been in a few days before.
We've seen a few snakes but mostly we see lizards, large and small, darting across the trail. Humingbirds are everywhere also. They'll buzz right up behind you and be gone just as you turn your head. We think they mistake the bright patches on our packs as wildflowers.
We'll hike 6 more miles this evening to a water cache. It's nice and cool in the mountains!
bluebird
Thank you,
Garrett & Anna Cole
Buster & Bluebird
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So good to hear from you after a week without communication. I can only imagine how great that water felt when you were able to soak in it.
Uncle Jack
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