Saturday, July 10th was resupply, laundry, and recovery day. Our hikers stayed at the local Motel 6, glad for a bed. Dave had one of his favorite "town" means, pizza!
Sunday July 11th found Dave and Team Far Sight leaving Mammoth once again. They took the 7:15 bus to Reds Meadow. The reason for the early bus is because Dave has a very ambitious goal for today's hike - 16 miles. At mile 907, the PCT and the John Muir trail are one and the same. During today's hike, the trails split. The PCT takes a high, less scenic route. The John Muir trail takes the lower valley, much prettier route. The only issue is that our PCT hikers have a permit to sleep on the PCT, not the John Muir trail. If they choose the scenic JM trail, they need to get to mile 923, where the trails join up. See PCT Half Mile Maps, California Section H, pages 23 & 24.
We'll see tonight if they make it to PCT mile 923, or if they end up camping on the John Muir trail. They will be in position to climb yet another pass tomorrow. They are planning on being at Toulumne Meadows iby Tuesday evening. Dave is determined to stay on a more aggressive mile per day schedule. He is worried about being in Washington/Canada during the rainy and or snowy season!
Trail Angel Jane
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Typo, paragraph 1 - favorite "town" meal (not means)
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