Day 12

Arthur camped near Mile 228 on Monday evening in a beautiful canyon. He hiked less than 20 miles Monday after a massive descent of more than 7000 feet in elevation, his most in one day ever, from Mt. San Jacinto.

"(Saturday) there was a lot of snow, but was very nice up by jacinto. Tons of water, although at the start there were many fallen trees, some needing you to crawl under or take a large detour. Today I saw a tarantula hawk! Massive 2 inch wasp, with bright orange wings. It was crazy! Really afraid of me though it instantly flew away."

He's mostly hiking alone, but frequently sees two guys from Japan and France. They hike at a different pace but do around the same mileage.

 


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