"Left Big Bear this morning and started hiking at 10 after going to the post office. Awesome trail today. Trail angel gave me some fat pineapple slices. Camping near a creek. Hopefully it isn't too wet tonight." 4/13/22 7:15 PM
Had a slow start to the morning after a late night the night before. I was able to make a quick pit stop at the post office to ditch my stove and make the definitive switch to cold soaking before heading up to the trail.
Once I was back on track I made quick progress on nice, loamy, smooth terrain. Around midday, I ran into a friend of friend who I hiked and chatted with for a while. Later that afternoon I made a pit stop at Cheshire Cat's aid station, who was serving up ice cold fruit. I couldn't have imagined anything better. After hanging out with him and his dog for a little while, I resumed hiking. Throughout the day I continued to have some foot pain, but at this point I was in denial about any potential injury. I figured I could keep hiking and eventually the pain would subside.
Eventually I started seeing camps set up here and there as the evening progressed, but I resolved to hike at least until dark due to my late start that morning. A descended off the crest of a ridge into the Holcomb Creek Canyon. I crossed the creek once, then found a nice campsite at the next crossing where I set up for the night.
A friend of a friend, Cheshire Cat and his pup:
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