Me 2007-05-19 Mill Creek Summit
May 19th, 2007
I woke and it was still starry above me. The sliver of a moon I saw earlier had gone and I didn’t feel like getting up. A quick check to my watch and it was just after midnight so I rolled over and eventually went back to sleep.
When my alarm went off it was light enough to see so I packed up and moved on. I found Troll and Oblivious at Sulphur Springs Campground and though the water was a bit dodgy I took a litre to see me through. By midday we reached Mill Creek Summit ranger station and the guy there said we could use the hose and picnic table so we did, for four hours. Strangely no-one else came along and I’ve not seen any other PCTers all day. This is how we spread out and ‘the herd’ dissipates. Tonight I am cowboy camping in a ravine noted to be the best spot from here to the next campground 5+ miles away. It’s pleasant enough except for the flying bugs and the occasional loud speaker announcement from something up the hill. The map shows a heliport within a few hundred meters, maybe I’ll see it in the morning.
A second bat just flew out above the trees, and I squashed a bug that was complaining about being under my groundsheet. I imagine there will be plenty of animal activity tonight.
More photos of this day’s journey can be found at Wrightwood to Agua Dulce Distance today: 21.5 miles. Total distance: 422.9 miles