The plan was to go into Idyllwild for a resupply, but down Devils Slide. After talking to Yeti, I found out folks came into Idyllwild by way of Paradise Valley Cafe. I took this out because my feet were killing me and I needed a much needed break. So with town in the mind, I set out at 6am with Tinkle, Koviat, and Jake as we made our way to town.

It hurt so bad to put on my shoes because of the blisters and the heat rash (so I thought) on my toes. It was a grueling hot day, even in the morning. It was gorgeous tho. Finally made it to Mary’s Place where I took a little break. Lindy was there and she told me all about her AT experience 20 years ago. She’s a bad ass. Really liked her storytelling and she got quite emotional talking about her AT experience. The whole time thinking, thats exactly what I want this to be.

So after a nice break, headed back into the sun with café on the brain. I hustled my way there, literally trying not to cry because my feet hurt so much. I got there and attempted to hitch to the café with no luck. I walked a mile and finally arrived. I had a delicious burger and potatoe salad with a chocolate milk shake.

Other folks trickled in and we got a ride into town with Grumpy. Cool dude for sure. He gave us a tour and took us to the Silver Pines hotel to get into our room. It was an awesome spot! Tinkle, Koviat and Jake all split a room together. It was really chill, especially after some Mexican food.

Yeti came to hang with us and really went to town on my feet. He was looking all into them and basically said what I was thinking - heat rash, I need to change my socks more often, and needed a higher arch insole. That was on the to do list for the next day.