Day 17

 Arthur (trail name Boot, more on that later) spent a few days taking it relatively easy near Big Bear Lake. (When you hear about people in LA driving up to the mountains for the day to ski, they are talking about Big Bear.)

Big Bear was his first true zero day and proper shower since he started. He got a ride with some other hikers (Cheddar, Honey, Charolotte, Hats Off, DeVeeDay) to a hiker resort run by a guy named Kenny who charges $40 a night for a bed, shower, and laundry. 

"I took a shower and it was incredible. I look much skinnier, lol...You can see my ribs but my legs look the same."

He's lost about 11 pounds and feels truly hungry after two weeks. (His trips the last two years were about 10 days and he lost a similar amount but never felt like eating much until he was off trail.

He's loving the PCT community: "There was one guy at Scissors Crossing with strawberries and oranges and a lady at I-10 with oranges and cookies."



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