Wednesday, June 20th: Today's miles = 14. It was a relatively easy trail today although it was hot! I think that goes without saying at this point. I only hiked 14 today because I rolled into Kennedy Meadows around 1pm and anticipated staying here the night. Kennedy Meadows is not a "town". It is a general store in the middle of the desert with few houses in the mountains and a total population of 200 people. I guess they call it a town...
The general store had my packages! I received one from my mother which contained a bear can from my good friend Adam and my rain gear. The other package that was here waiting for me was the one I sent which had my food resupply in it. I was expecting one other package from Solomon with my new shoes but unfortunately it hadn't arrived yet. I called Solomon while in Tehachapi and had them send a new pair of FREE shoes to Kennedy Meadows due to the fact that my current shoes have pretty much retired from their hiking career. They are tired and want to go to shoe heaven. Looks like I will be entering the Sierra's (the most difficult and unpredictable section of trail) with dead shoes and a tent that does not close. I'll make it work somehow.
After I got to Kennedy Meadows I sat, drank soda, sat some more, drank more soda, ate, showered, did laundry, ate ice cream, and sat. It was beautiful!
There is a man named Tom who lives in Kennedy Meadows who owns many trailers that he has placed all over his land. He allows hikers to claim a trailer for the night and use his computers. He also has an outdoor movie projection screen set up that hes plays movies on every night. Tonight he made a big batch of spaghetti for all the hikers (and a veg version for me!) and tomorrow morning is pancakes. I'm definitely enjoying my time here in Kennedy Meadows.
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