Tonight's SPOT came in at 5:41 pm. It' s Sunday, July 11th. Dave's schedule for tonight would have gotten them off the John Muir trail and back on the PCT at mile 923.
Our hikers, however, fell short of that plan. They are at Shadow Lake on the John Muir trail. Tomorrow they have 3 plus miles to go before they are back on the Pacific Crest Trail.
See the Pacific Crest Trail Half Mile maps, California Section H, pages 23 (towards top of page) and page 24 (towards bottom of page). The John Muir trail is the dotted red line. The PCT trail is the solid red line.
http://www.pctmap.net/download/p/mapdl.html
The picture of Dave was taken at Horseshoe Meadow, near Lone Pine. I had taken resupplies to him and Team Far Sight and camped that evening with them. Dave was taking his bear canister and the cooler to a bear box. Proper handling/storing of food is really important due to bears and other critters.
Dave is using a Bearakade bear canister. This is a super light weight container that bears can't open. Dave is constantly trying to reduce the weight of his backpack, and most bear canisters add a lot of weight. He is so very thankful that this bear canister is so much lighter than his old canister. A huge thanks to Keith Ansel for coordinating Bearakade to sponsor Dave by giving him a free rental canister. Much appreciated!! Every ounce is a big deal.
Dave's biggest "critter" complaint has been the ants. He describes them as the length of your pinky's first bendable section, about an inch long. The ants are everywhere and you have to be careful to always zip up your tent, or you'll be sleeping with them. The next pest is the mosquito. Dave is using deet to try and keep these pests off of him, although sometimes deet is not enough. He's doing what he can to stay as comfortable as possible. He said their packs today were so heavy - full of food, but was happy to be getting back on the trail, even with the ants!
Trail Angel Jane
No comments:
Post a Comment