Back on the Trail

The wedding was a most satisfactory affair, but it's time to get back on the trail. Monday we had a wonderful diner breakfast and by 2 pm Kit and I were on a plane headed for Sacramento. Tuesday we boarded a Greyhound bus for what was supposed to be a 6 hour ride to Weed. Unfortunately for us we were stuck in Redding for 3 hours without a driver! Eventually we made it to Weed where Emory, a local trail angel, picked us up and drove us to the trailhead.

We walked two miles and camped on a beautiful ridge. We are back in the mountains!

Wednesday morning we started hiking, stopping often to admire the view and the wild flowers. This day was pretty much always at around 6300 feet with spectacular views.

By 3:30 we were at mile 1622, a great spot with nice campsites and plenty of running water. We've walked 14 miles and the next spot with water is another 8 miles. Since it's our first day out we are taking it easy and spending the night here.