The hike is going great. The last hundred mile section has been particularly beautiful and has insisted on me taking more breaks to relax and take it all in….or maybe I’m just getting tired.
There are many small fires ahead and I’m hoping there won’t be any trail closures.
The weather has been great; so far only one hour of rain the entire trip.
The reason I came to Etna is that I had new (badly needed) shoes sent here, but I didn’t realize that the road that you need to hitch in on is a very desolate one. Lucky for me a Christian camp bus just pulled up and unloaded 110 Christian campers on to the PCT and I rode the empty bus back into Etna. The bus driver said that he drove another 110 up to the Trinity Lakes area too.
Last night, as I was hiking, I heard noise, like people banging pots and pans together. I kept hiking and ran into a bunch of cows with bells on. I kept hiking up the switchbacks, it was after 9pm, the view was dramatic and there was a wide enough spot on the trail to lie down on so I unfurled my z-rest and camped for the night with the cow bells banging away. After awhile I didn’t even notice it.
I have seen many bears lately and many bear prints and scat on the trail.
The weather is great, the views are tremendous and there are very few bugs; all is well.
Hey Crow,
Good to hear that all is going well for you. There was talk about the bear situation, sounds like there is some truth to it as well. 700 miles in less than 30 days! You ROCK!
Hi Crow,
have a nice trip…take a bit of lava for us 🙂