Saturday, June 30th: Mile 789. I left Independence late in the afternoon and hiked up K pass again back to the Bullfrog Trail. I camped with Baboon and Jeremy from New Zealand.
Sunday, July 1st: mile 800. Glen pass. Glen pass in my opinion was one of the steeper passes I've climbed on the PCT so far. Altitude sickness really slowed me down today. Every step was a challenge. Todays biggest accomplishment: mastering the art of campfire quesadillas.
Monday, July 2nd: Mile 815.5. Pincho Pass. I camped with a guy named Hot Wing who hiked the AT two years ago. The coolest people out here seem to be people who have already hiked the AT. We camped at a lake at the base of Mather Pass.
Tuesday, July 3rd: Mile 820.5. Mather Pass and Palisade Lake. First thing in the morning I climbed up Mather pass and hung out with an adorable yet rather old marmot. 3 1/2 miles past Mather Pass was a lake called Palisade lake. Once I got there Baboon was perched on a rock on the opposite side of the lake from the trail. He had obviously been jumping off the rocks into the lake. I asked him how he got over there. He responded "forded". So I took my shoes off and started crossing the lake with my pack on. We collectively decided that this spot was too beautiful to pass by and we set up camp at noon on a sandy part of a giant rock/rock cliff and hung out there the rest of the day. Despite our short day we didnt particularly relax. We left camp and wandered around the giant rock cliffs climbing up and down and eventually discovered a waterfall. It was a well spent nero day.
Wednesday, July 4th: Mile 835.3. I camped somewhere between three and four miles from the top of Muir pass. Today Baboon and I stumbled across a campsite that looked like it had been left in a hurry by its last inhabitants. Just moments before coming across this spot Baboon said that he wished he had bought fishing gear while in Independence to be able to fish at some of the lakes. It was then that we saw the fishing pole in the dirt by the camp spot! He scored a fishing pole. I then came across a pile of tampons, Midol, and a corn cob pipe with weed still in it. Looks like that girl was having a rough time. I took the Midol and the pipe and we went about our way.
Thursday, July 5th: Mile 852.4. Muir Pass. It took all morning for me to climb the pass. It was another HORRIBLE altitude sickness day for me. After I got below 9,500 ft, however, I took off and ended up making it further than I thought I would. Overall, today ended up being a good day.
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