Coming back out onto the trail after a day off is never easy, but today was not as hard as I was afraid it would be.
I had the usual first day out of town, heavy backpack, sore feet blues as we headed up the hill out of Big Bear, CA. We decided to pack out 7 days of food for the 190-mile stretch to Aqua Dulce, so our bags are more of a burden than usual. After some slow progress we took a break with another hiker (Monologue) and ate some of the heaviest foods.
The little bit of food out of our packs and into our bellies must have made a difference because after the break we were cruising and managed to get 21 miles behind us after starting at 11:30.
The miles seem to go by easily, but our feet get tired out from the punishing heat, and persistant grit in our shoes. Tonight I am excited because I got a blister to pop that had formed beneath the calous on the pad of my right foot. The last week it has caused me quite a lot if pain, but if I can keep it drained it should harden up and make the hike a lot easier to enjoy.
We have been walking through incredible stretches of burned forest. All that is left is the largest trees and new shrub growth since the fires that we speculate were just last year.
Tomorrow we will continue down this burnt valley that we are in and should run into our first hot springs at Deep Creek... Looking forward to it!
We are now a day behind two guys we have been hiking with, but hiked today and are camping with new friends.
Time to get some sleep...
1 comment:
It's funny how the little things like popping a blister are so amazing, eh? The post-fire landscape sounds interesting...but i hope you don't run into any current fires! Have you made any campfires or is it strictly banned?
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