Back to Echo

75 miles in 3.5 days isn't a bad haul. Getting a hitch out of Bridgeport proved to be difficult. A hiker named "Mule" and I managed to get back tot he trail and have been hiking together for the past few days. He's 22 and goes to Michigan. Hes fun to hike with but hes jumping north next week to hike Oregon before he has to return to school.

The landscape since Sonora Pass has been somewhat of a letdown after the beauty of Yosemite. The mountains just aren't as spectacular and often time the loose rock reminds me (not fondly) of the desert. The streams aren't as clear and my water purifier has run out of batteries, fingers crossed for no disease. Rand Lake and Jeff Davis Peak were the most spectacular portion of this section.

I've got 60 miles to go to get to Truckee and Donner Pass. Apparently there's a good trail angel to stay with there.

PS - Here is a new trail hat I picked up in Bridgeport. (Queue a Kid Rock song...)