Thursday, May 21, 2026. Sunny, mid-40s going up to 74.
Up at 5:30. Brad and I are going separate ways for a few hours this morning. I want to do the road walk through the Angeles Highway tunnel this morning, and he is going to hike the PCT over Mount Williamson. We will reconnect in about 3 miles at a road crossing.
On the road at 6:50. Cool walk through the tunnel without a sole or vehicle around. Nice echoes in the tunnel.
YouTube video of Angeles Crest road walk and tunnel
We have a mandatory road walk for about 4 miles due to a long-standing trail closure to protect an endangered tree frog. Overall planning on about 21 miles today.
I waited for Brad at the Eagle’s Roost Picnic Area after 1 hour and 2 miles of walking down the centerline of the highway. Didn’t see a sole. I’m having thoughts of Randall Flagg (The Walking Man) up here in the high desert all alone just treading down the highway. And the crow that keeps squawking is getting creepy.
Brad arrived at 8:43, and we headed up the road at 8:50. We road walked for about 3 more miles. We reached the Buckhorn Campground at 9:50 and 5.11 miles. From here, we take a blue blaze trail about 1.5 miles north and rejoin the PCT. This place is closed due to the massive December 2025 rain storm damage.
Stopped for lunch at Cooper Canyon Camp at 11:45 and 8.33 miles. The last 1.5 miles up the canyon to here were steep and hard. The trail and canyon have been wiped out from the massive December 2025 rain storm. Reminds us of the disaster at Mission Creek.
Hiked through more burn areas and lots of flood and landslide areas all afternoon. The damage is massive.
We crossed the 400-mile mark in the afternoon. Awesome!
Stopped at Camp Glenwood for water and a break at 3:20 and 13.9 miles. Private camp that offers water and picnic tables.
The trail crosses Angeles Highway for the last time at Three Points rest stop. We arrived at 4:30 and 16.5 miles. We ran into Chinchilla and her sister who was meeting her for personal trail magic.
There is a Christian camp 1.5 miles off the trail that offers hiker services. We had not planned on going there, but they were at the rest stop offering rides to the camp. Free bed, shower, dinner, power, and a ride back to the trail in the morning. A bunch of us decided to go instead of hiking 3 more miles to camp. Chinchilla, Hell Yeah, Margarita, Bedazzled, Natalie, Brad, and me. There may be some other hikers there already.
The people here at Angeles Crest Christian Camp are wonderful. Currently being run by three generations of the same family. It’s like being a camp counselor again from the 1980s.
Technical Notes:
- Protein Shake (10oz): 330 cal, 19g carb, 13.5g fat, 36g protein
- Banana Chips (18p, 30g): 150 kcal, 20g carb, 8g fat, 1g protein
- Mango (3-4p, 49g): 140 kcal, 35g carb, 0g fat, 0g protein
- Jerky (2 oz): 140 kcal, 12g carb, 0g fat, 22g protein
- Skittles (2.17oz): 250 kcal, 56g carb, 2.5g fat, 0g protein
- Generic Rice Cold Soak: 200 kcal, 45g carb, .5g fat, 5g protein
- Tuna: 90 kcal, 4-7g carb, 1g fat, 14-16g protein
- Banana Chips (18p, 30g): 150 kcal, 20g carb, 8g fat, 1g protein
- Mango (3-4p, 49g): 140 kcal, 35g carb, 0g fat, 0g protein
- Skittles (2.17oz): 250 kcal, 56g carb, 2.5g fat, 0g protein
- Massive dinner
- Water liters: 4
- Miles: 16.46
- Time: 10:06
- Up: 2238
- Down: 3097
- Calories consumed: 1840 plus a huge dinner
- Calories burned: 3405
- iPhone battery used: 30%
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