Hot Springs

This morning was another cold one. Not quite as cold as waking up with ice on your sleeping bag but cold enough to make me not want to get out of it.

I hiked 10 miles by 10:30 and spent the entire afternoon at a natural hot spring and small beach. There were many different hot spring pools of different temperatures then there was also just a cold water section. I laid at the beach area for hours before jumping off the rope swing into the water multiple times. It was a big water jungle jim. Definitely a good way to spend a day on the PCT. Also, it was clothing optional; many naked locals walking around us hikers all day.

My only complaint about today is my shin splint. It got slightly worse today from yesterday and it slows me down considerably. I know theres not much I can do for it but wait it out and hope it gets better but in the meantime I'm just going to have to deal with the pain.

I left the hot springs around 3:30 and hiked until I ran into trail magic at highway 173. They had soda, poweraid, hot dogs, baked beans, patato salad, and many different kinds of snacks. I stayed and talked to them for a while before hiking on to my camp spot for tonight here at mile 315. The temperature is perfect, the birds are chirping, and I'm watching the sun set over the mountains. Life is good.