Woke up in Fireside Inn and felt good that I wanted to be back on trail. It’s been a glorious few days in Idyllwild, but these feet were ready to get moving. Grumpy picked Tinkle and I up at 9:30 and we were off. Olaf was sitting in the front seat, was good to see him again. I was dropped off at the café to pick up a package my friend had sent. It was so nice getting a letter and my next resupply from Codi. I did decide that this will be the first and only I do this because it’s too stressful logistically to plan. Just not knowing when and where I’ll be puts a damper on that.

I packed up my bag and headed toward the trail. I met up with Olaf again and a few other new faces, Airdrop, Holes and two others whose names escape me. They are part of a larger 12 person group which is insane to me. They all seem pretty chill tho. The climb wasn’t too bad honestly, especially with the wind and it being a cooler day. I hiked about 11 miles but wish I could be doing more. The hike today irritated the rash I got from the leukotape tape on my feet and now I have even more grandeur blisters. It’s all just hilarious at this point. Ready for that to subside so I can hike more. I would have hiked more today if it wasn’t for that.

Ended up at a kick ass tent site at about 7000 feet with Tinkle after getting water at Cedar spring. Hopefully tomorrow we can push on more. For now, I popped two Benadryl to help with this foot situation and my eyes are drifting.