Miles hiked: 23.3
Campsite:
Weather: 50s and sunny
One(two) word to describe the day: desert friends!
Today was pretty eventful! I was on trail hiking by 6:30. Around 7:30 I ran into Caroline! But we both have miles to get in so we only chatted for about 10 minutes. It was sad to move on from her but fun to see her!
Shortly after I ran into Caroline I had my first river crossing of the day. Normally this river has a bridge but last winters snow collapsed it! I had a plan A and plan b. Plan A was to cross the south fork of the San Joaquin River depending on how the water levels looked. I heard word from other hikers who had done it and said it wasn't too bad. Plan b was a rock scramble around the river. Which would have only been a 3 mi detour. Luckily when I got to the river there were two other hikers there and one was about my height. So I was able to cross with them safely!
I then had to cross evolution Creek. Not quite a creek, More a River! It looked doable but there was an easier crossing further up the river so I went up there and did that option.
Finally, it was time to ascend to miur pass! I saw some more friends from the trail as I was climbing. Venom who was bit by a rattlesnake in the desert! And Amy who I met in Northern California. It was such a boost to see other hikers that I knew! Muir pass was super cool. There is an old hut that was built in the 1920s by the Sierra club. The south side heading down had a lot of snow but it was easy!Læs mere
5. september 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 46 °F