Almost through the desert

On Wednesday Arthur paused at Walker Pass to get some more assistance from our Bakersfield Trail Angel, Jennifer. That was at mile 644, and he plans to temporarily leave the trial at mile 744 at Cottonwood Pass. He starts climbing into the mountains in about 50 miles (click here for an elevation profile) but he says the snow reports show that the first fifty miles or so are clear.  We will drive from the Truckee area to Lone Pine this weekend to pick him up and the he will spend about a week here and then start hiking north from here. 


"First views of the High Sierra; mind blowing how much snow there still is."





Lots of Joshua Trees recently. 
Arthur wore the same shoes on his thru-hikes of the Tahoe Rim Trail (2021), the John Muir Trail (2022) and the first 640 miles on the PCT, for a total of about 1,000 miles, plus 20 miles up and down Half Dome in 2021 and numerous other day hikes. 

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