Friday, June 22nd: Happy Hour

Friday, June 22nd: I'm still in Kennedy Meadows. Happy Hour is the culprit. Last night Baboon got a little....well, he's recovering today.

One good thing (among many) that came from spending an extra day in Kennedy Meadows is that my trail runners (shoes) came in the mail from Solomon!!! I threw my old ones in the hiker box immediately. Now all I have to do is figure out my tent situation and I'll be all set with gear. The bear vault (bear proof container for food) is going to work with my gear but barley. I have a 46 liter pack...which translates for, not big enough to be lugging around a bear vault. I had to do some serious rearranging of my pack and gear for it to be able to even fit inside my pack. I almost had to strap it in between the base of my pack and the brain (top pocket that straps onto the base of the pack). They make a 58 liter version of the pack I have and right about now I am really wishing I had that pack instead of mine. Not one more item could fit in my pack if I tired. It will be this way for the next 350 miles until I can ditch the bear vault and go back to using my waterproof food bag.

All I really accomplished today was a decent amount of ice cream eating. Whats nice about Kennedy Meadows is that besides the general store there is no where to spend any money. So, its not been too damaging of a "town" stay. I'm planning out getting out of here either late tonight or early tomorrow morning....early....before I get sucked back in with 7 o'clock coffee and pancakes.