I flew into California last week and got out hiking on the PCT the day after arriving at Dip's - a trail angel i met last year on the PCT. We hiked a small section in the high desert to Cajon Pass, the place famous for having the only McDonalds on the trail. Along for the hike were other 2012 PCT thru hikers Washout, Nugio, G, Bloodbank, and Threshold. It was good to get back out on the trail and get acclimatised to the dry desert air again.
We hung out at Dip's place after for a couple of days, relaxing in the hot tub and playing ping pong. We all got back out on the PCT again to hike the section past Deep Creek Hot Springs and got to meet 7 or so current thru-hikers along the way. It was great revisiting points along the trail and brought back many fond memories of last year.
I head down to Lake Morena for the Annual Day Zero PCT Kickoff Party (ADZPCTKO) tomorrow and fly out to start the CDT next Tuesday. Everything is now packed up and resupplies organised - all I have to do is walk.
