Me 2007-06-08 Walks with Sun/Son
June 8th, 2007
Ice on my sleeping bag. That’s how cold it was last night, this is a new thing for me and it spells the end of cowboy camping for now. Dad (Walks with Son) and I (SunWalker) got up and moving later than I would normally but it was still a while before I could step into sunlight and defrost my hands. Recline wasn’t far away and they chatted while I got water from the other side of a small meadow. Our progress up the first, and significant, climb seemed slow to me but a reputable book has told me that those doing 25 miles per day before may drop down to 18 here in the high sierras so Dad has really hit the ground running. I think the slowness was caused by our tendency to talk. Talking while walking up hill with a heavy pack is hard, so we’d stop and chat and time would pass. And so would the people. Recline, Lucky Joe, Tiki, Path Finder, Deacon, Thirsty Boots and Mike are not far ahead and there seems to be quite a crew gathering for Mt. Whitney on Sunday.
I was pleasantly surprised to be so close to Trail Pass tonight. I didn’t think we’d make it this far before sunset and it was me who suggested stopping a couple of miles short of our target because this is the last place that we can camp and see sunrise, and I need that sun to get moving tomorrow.
More photos of this day’s journey can be found at Kennedy Meadows to Crabtree Meadows
Distance today: 15.1 miles. Total distance: 742.5 miles
June 13th, 2007 at 1:02 am
You can read a bit between the lines here. Someone in the party tends to stop and chat.(stop and pant breathlessly, more like it). Also someone in the party isn’t accustomed to being overtaken, other than when actually sleeping.