Iced Coffee

Here's the morning view on the trail today:

May the 4th be with you...







But here's the big landmark of the day: Cajon Pass, where I-15 heads north from the sprawl of San Bernadino County and into the Mojave Desert on its way to Vegas.  Still a long way to go...

When you're hiking the PCT, you can pretty much eat whatever you want, especially when you've hiked 16 miles by 2:00 in the afternoon.  So you'll forgive Dave for seriously slurping an iced coffee at the McDonald's at Cajon Pass.  According to Wikipedia, "it is famous among hikers" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajon_Pass).











When you're in charge of the blog,
you can publish whatever you want.
--ed.



Also, he pointed out that the next 25 miles would be without a water source, so his pack was a lot heavier when he left Cajon Pass than it was when he arrived.