we hiked up over a ski resort, and caught a hitch into wrightwood. wrightwood is mile 369. i was really hoping my down jacket would be at the post office here, but no go...
this is annie in the underpass under the interstate...
there were hot springs along the way... i stayed in way too long and by the time i got out it was freezing out and i stilll had to put up my tent...
this is balls and sunshine. sunshine is 11 and intending to hike the whole way to canada...
these are called the mormon rocks...
the path switchbacks up mountains, often snaking in and out of gullies and canyons. there are almost constantly amazing views...
often there's drifts of pine cones sitting in the gullies or along the path...
last night we went out to karaoke and i sang the obligatory down under song - we all sang 500 miles together... 9 of us are staying at a chick called courtney's house - sleeping on the floor, and drop dead cooked us all pancakes for breakfast...
another irrelevant bit of info... alex can run a 2:40 marathon. that's pretty fast...
is balls going to hike the whole way with sunshine? curious about their stories..actually curious about most people's stories that you mention. looks like an eclectic group in the hot springs...and maybe one guy lost his shorts?
ReplyDeletesaw you got to eat grits, hope you at them with some butter and salt. not my favorite food, but it's a must try. american b-fasts are probably the one meal that i miss most...
What are grits?
ReplyDeleteWhen is the next chance to see if your jacket has turned up?
Yep one guy has definitely lost his shorts!! Perhaps he needed to keep them dry. Watching the DVD again. The Sierras look amazing! You have some great stuff ahead.
ReplyDeleteWe have been making comments, and snickering quietly to ourselves, but it seems the joke is on us. How do you post a comment?
ReplyDeleteThere you go. I did it.
ReplyDeleteWe are loving all your news kyl. I am experiencing a bit of post assignment euphoria. You been experiencing any euphoria lately, if you get my drift?? I certainly hope so.
ReplyDeleteI love those words you have to retype to confirm that you are not a computer. They are mysterious and always make me feel as if I were in on the secret spy code secret.
ReplyDeletelots of euphoria ains, you'd be impressed...
ReplyDeletesorry about the dude in the hotspring, i chose them from thumbnails... that old dude was a local, bit scary with an 11 year old in the spring...