Progress: 18.6 miles - campground at 328.5 to tentsite at 347.1
Today began with ominous clouds rolling in as Nick and I exited the campground. They spilled over the mountains in a way that I only remember seeing before in Alaska. Hopefully I somewhat captured it in a photo.
We were almost out of the campground when a state park ranger stopped us. I thought she was going to charge us $5 for the use of the campground last night, but instead she just gave us an orange. I learned that some rangers are much nicer than a certain one in the Catskills.
With a pack empty of food, I made quick time over the 13.6 miles to I-15 and Cajon Pass. Once there, I made a stop at McDonald's for a vanilla milkshake and some chicken tenders and a chocolate milkshake. I then walked further down the highway to the Best Western, where I collected my overfilled food package and brought it back to the McDonald's to sort through.
When I was planning, I thought I'd be hiking slower than I am, and that I would be eating way more food each day than I am, so my maildrops have had way too much food. Not wanting to waste it, I only gave away a small amount of it, and had a very very heavy pack for the ascent out of Cajon pass this afternoon. There is a lot more climbing tomorrow, which will be made more difficult by my giant food bag. I tried to eat some of the heaviest items in my bag tonight to lighten my load.
It drizzled for a bit today but there wasn't any real rain. However, tomorrow and the next day we ought to get some actual rain.
I have a trail name now! I actually have had it for a while but I've forgotten to put it on the blog. It's "Mista Blista," and I definitely earned the name. I enjoy the name much more now that the condition of my feet has begun improving. Thanks to Tucker for coming up with the name.
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