Hat Creek Rim (1,388.9) to Burney (1,415.7)
Miles today - 26.8
We crossed the rest of Hat Creek Rim this morning while it was still cool.
Thankfully a water cache broke up the long dry section. Once off the rim we stopped for lunch along the side of a road. A car pulled over and the woman offered us water and a ride to the town of Cassel. We declined the ride, but happily took the water. It's not very often that people will go out of their way to help total strangers without even being asked.
Above: Mt Shasta in the early morning.
Bronco and I are both tired and hurting, so when we got to Hwy 299 we decided to hitch into Burney to eat and rest up. It's been a while since our last zero day, so we're going to hang out here all day tomorrow.
One of the things I love about hiking with Bronco is that he loves to eat as much as I do. I suppose most most thruhikers obsess over food, but Bronco never needs to be convinced to go eat like some of the other people I've hung out with in towns. He's always ready to put away massive amounts of food. The waitress at dinner tonight was in shock by how much we ate.
Factoid: the original eruption that formed Mt. Shasta happened 593,000 years ago! Would have been exciting to watch from a distance!
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