This morning I finished up the 8 miles that I needed to catch up, got my coffee and got a ride to Wrightwood by a couple that knew both Leti and Loretta (the woman who owned the bread and breakfast next door to Leti's place). The man driving was from Buffalo as well so we had a lot to talk about.
The 8 miles today were harder on my leg than the 20 yesterday. Also, this morning I woke up not only to a little bit of ice on my sleeping bag but rather there was a thin sheet of ice covering the entirety of the bag. The only thing that got me out of the bag was prospect of coffee in 8 miles.
After I got back to Wrightwood I had yet another cup of coffee, a breakfast sandwich, Mexican, more coffee, and finally a glass of water.
I was drying out my sleeping bag outside the bar when a man stopped by to talk to us for a while. He chatted for a bit then went into the bar for a few minutes. He then came back out and said that he had an open guest house we could stay at if we wanted. It has a warm shower, kitchen, laundry and popcorn. He said that the crazy car (picture above) was his and if we see it pulling out of the lot we should make sure we're in it if we want to go. There was no convincing necessary.
So now I'm showered with fresh clothes on and a belly full of popcorn. My leg is resting and I'm actually really looking forward to climbing Mt. Baden Powell tomorrow morning (after my coffee).
You really never know where your going to end up while on the trail. It's a pretty beautiful thing!
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