Thursday June 7th: I didn't really get up too early again. When its chilly in the morning I really have a hard time getting moving. The morning hike was not too bad. I hiked 7 miles to a place called hiker town. A couple owns the property and on it have small buildings and streets, as if it were a real town. The buildings have signs on them, for example: post office, barber shop, market, and so on. It looked like a small town out of the 1800s. They had many dogs running around the land and a puppy! They also had chickens and roosters that roamed free throughout the little town. There was one chicken that sat in the window sill almost the entire time I was there. I got to shower but had to put my dirty clothes back on. It was better than not showering at all. I hung out there almost the entire day from 10:30-6:30. At 6:30pm I decided to hike out into the Mojave desert floor and night hike the 18 miles to the next water. I made it 11 miles before I was falling asleep while hiking. It was exactly like when your driving...late and dark and your eyes close themselves. Before you know it your jerking yourself awake. The same sensation was happening to me while hiking. Thats when I just walked over to the side of the trail and went to sleep. I didn't eat. I didn't drink. I just slept. Total miles: 19
Friday June 8th (today): I woke up early and comfortable! The weather was warm so I had no trouble getting my things together. I was nervous that the sun was going to come out in full force and scorch down on me while finishing up the last miles of the Mojave. I hiked pretty quickly to the water source but I didn't have much energy. I think it had to do with skipping dinner last night. I filled up my belly with water and took a nap for a while underneath a bridge before hiking to my lunch spot. I also took a nap at the lunch spot. I hated the trail today! Most of the day was hiking on sand, just as if you were on the beach. The wind was brutal. I had a hard time keeping myself upright... let along hiking. Although it was all made better by the whole wheat bagel thin-pesto-grilled cheese I made on my camp stove. I found a packet of pesto in the hiker box at hiker town and tonight for dinner I managed to make a pesto grilled cheese in the lid of my cook pot. It took a bit of fenessing because I didn't have oil to keep it from burning. Slow cooking it with my cook pot pressing down on it like a panini did the trick! It worked surprisingly well and was delicious! Total miles: 17
Tomorrow I'm going to wake up, make my coffee, and hike 11 miles to the road to the town of Tehachapi. I've been looking forward to my mothers homemade snickerdoodles that are sitting in a box for me at the post office. I'm going to sit in town, drink soda, and stuff as many cookies into my face as I can. After that proves successful I have to shop for my next three re-supplies. Tehachapi to Kennedy Meadows. Kennedy Meadows to Independence. Independence to....wherever is next. Both Kennedy Meadows and Independence don't particularly have decent resupply options therefore I have to mail boxes ahead. Kennedy Meadows is the last stop before the Sierras so I have to make sure I don't screw up my food. The Sierras would not be the best place to run out of food.
Sleep....dreaming of snickerdoodles....
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