(186.2 to Water
at 205.6 = 19.4 miles)
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| Where's Gumby? |
Remember the
feeling of first falling in love? When
you walk around all day with a secret little grin on your face? And do a little dance in the grocery store
cereal aisle because you are so happy you're about to burst? Like a kid on Christmas or Calvin with his
lucky rocketship underpants. Well, that
was me this morning and this evening.
And neither because of relationship love -- although I had been walking
around with that smitten look too before I hit the trail, and it still crosses
my face as I hike, deep in thought.
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| A treat from Kindergarten Cop! Left on a rocky ledge for us. |
No, this
morning's love affair was with the ridges of the San Jacintos that we ran all
morning. I just couldn't get enough of
them. I was grinning ear to ear and
practically running to see what was around the corner. And I realized that this is how we are when
we fall in love. And so I am in love
with the mountains.
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| Me, lovin' the mountains. |
It was a good
morning. But that ended at mile 190 when
the seasonal water supply had no water.
And we were faced with 15 miles of dry-side mountain descent (6000+) on
1.5 liters. Which we tackled. And it was brutal. Painful, long, hot, long, dry, and long. And I danced a little jig when I saw
Kindergarten Cop waiting for us at the faucet. I am now also in love with water.
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| Handstands for water AND 205 miles! |
And so, a
love-filled day on the trail. Tomorrow
we start with 5+ miles of flat. And I am
sure I will be loving that, too.
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| I am filthy. |
Andy and I have been following you on Google Earth
ReplyDeleteand Trail Source. There are warnings about dry stretches, especially the desert stretch to the Tehachapis. I lived in that area and know it is dry. This is a very dry year, so you will probably not have very much seasonal water. That means more trail dirt! :-)Lou
We certainly learned our lesson, and it will not happen again. We're on to the Mojave now!
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