Long Canyon Creek (38) to Pioneer Mail Picnic Area (52.7)
Miles today - 14.7
Today picked up where yesterday left off - going uphill. The trail climbed into a nice line forest which provided some shade.
At the top of the climb I stopped at the Mount Laguna store for some snacks and a Gatorade.
There were a few other hikers there. The owner said there could be 50 hikers there at one time tomorrow, so it's nice to be ahead of the herd for now. It's like we're fighting for resources and campsites the first few weeks until everybody spreads out a bit.
The hiking this afternoon was awesome. There were great views of the Anza Borrego Desert thousands of feet below. Looks hot down there.
I spent most of the afternoon leapfrogging with Lester, Charles, Doug, and Kip. We hiked together a little, but mostly just stopped for breaks at the same spots. We're all camped in a picnic area along with Andrea, Bert and his daughter, Samwise who I met at the airport and also stayed at Scout and Frodo's, Fall Risk who I met at kickoff, as well as a few others.
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