This entry is mostly verbatim from my trail journal:
Late start as per usual... The Jackies left about 2 hours ahead of us and we made plans to meet up to camp later in the evening at Deer Creek, which is about 6 miles and 1400 ft of gain away. We got to Deer Creek in record time. We got there so fast we asked the Skirt Sisters if we were indeed at Deer Creek. We saw the sign that said something along the lines of "Deer Creek Trail", bur we weren't certain if we were actually at Deer Creek. The Skirt Sisters reacted exactly how we thought they would, totally bizarre, and said that yes, we were at Deer Creek. We were feeling good and decided to push on to the next camping area: Duck Pass. We didn't see the Jackies so we figured they too must have pushed on to Duck Pass which was another 5.5 miles and 1000 ft of gain away.
It was a great idea to push on for the first few miles as we felt great, but we were dragging for the last couple. We ran into a PCT hiker named Topo who was very lonely and talked our ears off for way too long. After at least 30 mins of blabbing at us I had to be rude and cut her off saying we had to move on so we could get to our destination.
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| Wonderful views as we approached the last few miles to camp |
I was so tired that when we were within a mile of camp, I declined Daveed's suggestion of taking a break saying "I just want to get there!". We both ran out of water a mile or 2 from camp, so when we did roll in we were hot, thirsty and very happy to be right next to a rushing creek! As we approached the camp the Jackies called out to us, our welcoming committee! I was so glad to see them because that meant we were done hiking for the day! I plopped down next to them at their camp spot and didn't move for a long time! We all went to rinse off in the creek, filter water and then made dinner together.
Jackie Sue took me with her to take pictures of the alpineglow and the cool looking clouds. Looked like cotton candy!
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| Alpineglow starting to color the mountain |
Today was hot, dry, dusty and tiring! We cruised up to Deer Creek but getting to Duck Pass was tiring! Looking forward to a short, easy day tomorrow. It's only 4 miles to Lake Virginia. We can sleep in and take our time. My feet still hurt, especially the balls of my feet, need more cushion. Big toes are still numb too... Otherwise though, my body is holding up well and is strong. Glad we met the Jackies, they're fun. Clear bluebird sky day today, but HAWT!
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| Sunset on camp at Duck Pass, elevation 10,171 feet |
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