Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Up at 7:30. Breezy, rainy, foggy, low 50s.
The entire resort has no water this morning. Annoying for me and Ed, but this place is going to be nasty in about an hour or two once everyone else gets up and moving.
The forecast is for clearing weather towards noon with no rain this evening. That means dry tents at camp assuming the forecast is correct. We hope to visit Stony Man, The Pinnacle, and Mary’s Rock if the weather is decent. We have 11.4 miles to camp not counting any side trips. We will wait until 9:00 or 10:00 to head out.
Water is trying to come back on at 8:45. We checked out at 9:00 and got breakfast at the restaurant before heading out. The restaurant opened at 9:00 once the water was fixed. Good timing. No coffee unfortunately.
Ran into Jenna and Gus Creedon at breakfast. They are doing a few-day hikes and Jenna saw me as we were leaving the dining room. Chatted for a bit. Great to see them.
On trail at 10:00. Still overcast, foggy, breezy, and wet.
Skipped Stony Man since we are still socked in by clouds.
Reached Little Stony Man Cliffs at 10:39 and 1.4 miles. Here there be dragons.
Ed’s not feeling well today. A bit of a struggle in crappy weather for him.
Reached Pinnacle picnic area at 11:50 and 4.4 miles. No change in weather up here on the mountain. Still cool, foggy, wet, and icky.
Arrived at The Pinnacle at 12:45. Still cloud-covered.
Arrived at Birds Nest number 3 at 1:10. Sun tried to peek out for a minute, but gave up.
At 1:25 we descended below the clouds for the first time today. There is sun down in the valley.
Reached Many’s Rock at 1:55. Decent break in the weather. We have 3.5 miles to go to reach camp. Very downhill from here.
Stopped at Panorama parking area for water and bathrooms before heading uphill the last 1.7 miles to camp. Surprisingly large amount of people here and on trail for a Tuesday.
Arrived at Pass Mountain Hut at 3:40. One bar cell service.
Set up camp, filtered water, and settled in for the evening.
Early dinner at 5:15. We have dinner guests. Getting chilly quick and sun is setting on the other side of the mountain from us.
In bed at 7:30. Good day even with the fog and icky weather to start. I felt really good on trail today. No back issues.
Technical Notes:
- Sausage, eggs, toast, potatoes 700
- Apple juice 250
- Fig bar 200
- Trail mix 210
- Payday bar 250
- Peak refuel beef stroganoff 810
- Chex mix 240
- Water liters .75
- Miles 11.98
- Time 5:57
- Up 2313
- Down 3297
- Calories consumed 2660
- Calories burned 2055
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