It is a very blustery night as we pull out our sleeping bags in a windy pass of the San Jacinto Mtns. We hiked up today out of the small town of Idyllwild where we spent last night. We hitched into town a little earlier than planned on a road 18 miles from town. We needed to treat our blisters and regroup. It turns out 24 hours off the trail isn't enough to magically heal blisters and take away feet soreness. But our morale went up being back around some hiker friends and meeting new ones. Idyllwild is a lovely little town with great food places (we hit Monday night taco night!) and a camp ground in town to stay at for $3! We also got some much needed laundry done. All in all town was a nice resting place.
Also a good cure for the desert blues: tall mountains and tree-covered paths! The views from these passes and peaks is incredible. We may even see some snow still on the ground tomorow as we pass the 8,000 foot mark.
We hope to be able to share our pictures just as soon as we can get our hands on an SD-card reader. We've gotten some questions about what the desert we walk through looks like and we're anxious to share.
After we finish this little mtn range we have a 7,000 foot descent back down to the floor of the desert. Luckily we have 20 miles to make that drop.
Time to get some rest in all this wind!
Bluebird
Thank you,
Garrett & Anna Cole
Buster & Bluebird
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6 comments:
We are very anxious to see some pictures but your words are very much appreciated (even though the description is painful).
Hey Garrett & Anna,
Just caught up on your journey. Thanks for the blog posts. No thru-hiking for me, but I've been getting out for the occasional afternoon 10-miler in the Adks (after dissertation writing in the a.m.!), and I've been wondering about your adventures out West. Here's to healthy feet and a bit more shade along the way!
Josh
Lets see some pictures of the blisters!
Ew, no pictures of blisters! But I would love to see your smiling faces. Thinking about you both all the time, and missing you. Keep up the good blogging!!
We're enjoying reading about your adventures. Keep it up! Blister pads from the drugstore might help with the blisters.
--Jim and Mary
Anna and Garrett,
I remember what a fascinating area it is around the San Jacinto range, hot dry desert at the bottom, cool lush forest at the top.
You guys are progressing way too quickly. Slow down so we can catch up with you!
Mark
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