Monday, July 20. Mid-50s and clear going up to low 80s and humid at low altitude.
Up at 7:00. Packed and tried to find a place to stay in Quincy. Not having much luck.
Shipped bear can home when the post office opened at 10:00 and shipped some extra food 4 days ahead to Quincy. Grabbed a breakfast sandwich from the general store which also opened at 10:00.
My pack feels much lighter and less bulky without the bear can. Awesome!
Planning on a roughly 13-mile day today with a big ascent out of town.
Started up the alternative route to the PCT at 11:00. I’m taking a series of Jeep trails to save 3 miles and 1500 feet.
Rejoined the PCT at 2:40 and 5.9 hard miles. There was trail magic!! Sodas, chips, oranges, and ice! It’s hot out here.
Grabbed 2 liters of water at a spring and took a blue blaze headed 6 miles to my campsite for the night.
Looking back at the buttes I ascended earlier today.
Reached camp at 6:40. This guy wandered in while I was eating dinner.
Interesting day. Both blue blazes today were county-owned and they are primarily for off-road vehicles. I hiked with jeeps, pickup trucks, and motorbikes on and off today. I got back to the PCT and camped about 100 yards from the off-road vehicle trail. There are several families camped with their vehicles very near me. I move away from that tomorrow.
I also saw several large air tankers fly over today. The big two engine jet type. There are several fires north of me, so im assuming that’s where they were headed.
Also, it looks like rain and thunderstorms from 9-3 tomorrow. Yippee!
Technical Notes:
- Breakfast sandwich 400
- Hash brown 120
- OJ 170
- Salami: 110
- Orange Crush 180
- Root Beer 160
- Orange 90
- Doritos 160
- Banana Chips (18p, 30g): 150 kcal, 20g carb, 8g fat, 1g protein
- Banana Chips (18p, 30g): 150 kcal, 20g carb, 8g fat, 1g protein
- Salami: 110
- Jerky (2 oz): 140 kcal, 12g carb, 0g fat, 22g protein
- Curry noodles: 460 cal, 8g protein
- Dehydrated chicken: 170 cal, 25g protein
- Cheese crackers 250
- Fritos: 400
- Quest bar: 180 cal, 20g protein
- Water liters: 4
- Miles: 13
- Time: 7:45
- Up: 4078
- Down: 1211
- Calories consumed: 3240
- Calories burned: 2868
- iPhone battery used: 39%
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