Days 21 and 22

I say goodbye to The OCBoys in the morning. They’re getting back on the trail. Hopefully I will see them again some day.

Doug and I get a camping spot at Silverwood Lake campground. We spend the day exploring around the lake and relaxing.

It’s really nice!

This food window should move closer to the trail!
A PCT icecream cookie baptism?!

We try to walk around the lake but my tired feet convince us to head back to camp early.

The next morning Doug drives me to a grocery store to resupply. The closest one is in Wrightwood (I’ll be walking past there in two days).

We drive back to Cajon pass. Doug parks by the McDonalds and walks the first three miles with me.

He even caries my pack! I am the luckiest person ever.

The trail goes under the freeway

over some railroad tracks

and through a pipe.
Goodbyes are tough!

I take the pack and watch Doug hike back the way we came.

I set off on my own through the hills. The air is cool and the sun is getting low. The trail goes over a wide flat swath of land, the San Andreas Fault line. I pass some hikers by a water cache and find a trail register.

It’s fun to see all the familiar names! One hiker even painted a page with some beautiful trees! They signed it Vango. I’d love to see their paint kit! Overstock was here just the day before me too! I bet I can catch up to them.

I set off with purpose. The trail climbs up and up. So many switch backs! I feel really strong from resting and warming up without my pack. Thankyou Doug! ❤

I get close to the top of the ridge.Mist obscures the hills.