Written Thursday, 13 May 2021

Short day, short entry.

Top Rock and I slept in this morning, and neither of us hit the Trail until about 0700.

For the first time on this hike, I forgot to fire up the GPS tracker so those of you who follow my breadcrumb trail will see a gap. Apologies.

The hike down to the trailhead at Inspiration Point was short but even this morning we saw some great views of (I think) Mount Baldy and Mount Baden-Powell, two of the tallest peaks in the San Gabriels.

Even bette, Bear the trailhead, we found some trail magic in the form of Pabst Blue Ribbon left for hikers. Beer for breakfast? Yes, please.

At the trailhead, we turn toward town, hoping for a hitch, but we don't see a car going our direction for over an hour. Luckily, the first car that does come by stops to pick us up and carry us the remaining 4 miles into Wrightwood where we are now ensconced at the Canyon Creek Inn.

Got some key things done today (besides a gigantic breakfast at the Grizzly Cafe), the most important of which was picking up my replacement shoes which I mailed from home over 3 weeks ago to meet me here.

I honestly stretched the old shoes too far, and they had begun to disintegrate over the last 100 miles. I got the new ones in the knick of time (see comparison above). If you look closely, you can see my left Big toe sticking out of the massive hole in the upper if the old shoes.

As Top Rock and I are doing some chores this afternoon, Peanut Butter and Jack show up, and they are staying just 3 doors down.

The Ambassadors are about 30 miles back.

Zero day tomorrow here.

I am safe, dry, and warm tonight.

Miles hiked today: 2.2 Total miles hiked: 369.1

Sea Otter Fact of the Day: While mother sea otters forage for food, they frequently wrap their pups in kelp to keep the pups from floating away.