Rain

So the first two days were so nice. It was quite cool and cloudy the whole time but it didn’t rain. Compared to two years ago when I did this this, this was heaven. In late April 2018 the temperature was in the low 90s and there was no shade. So that was quite miserable. Besides having cool weather to hike in, there’s been plenty of water in the creeks along the way so I didn’t have to carry 6 L like I did last time. I only carried two liters: one with electrolytes in it and one plain for cooking.I made it to Lake Marina mid-afternoon and two of us went straight to the malt shop to share a pizza. The forecast was for rain all night so three of us went in on a cabin. Sweet little cabins: they look brand new and are very nice with a bunk and a double bed platform. They have heat and electricity but no bathrooms. It was a bit of a hike to the bathrooms but there’s an out house just about 100 yards away so that was nice. It’s actually about a mile from the malt shop to the cabins, and since I went back there for dinner, I actually put in an extra 3 miles that day. Met a bunch of great people on the trail and at the malt shop.There are two women, a mother and daughter, hiking with three dogs. Small dogs and they have to carry them most of the time. They’re caring a lot of food to for them and the dogs and they said they’re packs weigh 40 to 50 pounds apiece.

I made it to Lake Morena mid- afternoon and two of us went straight to the malt shop to share a pizza. It was supposed to rain all night so three of us went in on a little cabin. These cabins look brand new and are quite nice with one bunkbed and one double bed. The beds are wooden platforms so you still have to put your sleeping pad on it.