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Week 6: Hikertown - Lander's Camp

Updated: Jun 22

Approximately Mile 518 through Mile 610



Note: These are excerpts from Gabe's journal with a few light edits...


Monday, May 26th - PCT Day 36

Up at 2:00 AM today, left by 2:40.  It was very windy and dark as it is almost the new moon. That did mean that the Milky Way was visible though, which was beautiful.  By the time the sun started to come up I was pretty much across the valley and headed east. The sunrise was spectacular, made me think of Far Far.  Soon after the sun was up the wind started and damn was it some wind; 30 - 40 maybe even 50 mph gusts.  It was blowing so hard some of the turbines were turned off, and I had to walk straight into it for ~9 miles uphill. I loved it though. I had to shout w/ the pure exhilaration at being alive and in the prime of my life, able to handle any hardship.


Night hiking in the Mojave along the LA aqueduct
Night hiking in the Mojave along the LA aqueduct
So many stars
So many stars
Sunrise on the Mojave
Sunrise on the Mojave
Desert art
Desert art
A fine reward at the end of a long hot day
A fine reward at the end of a long hot day
Will be glad to leave this segment behind
Will be glad to leave this segment behind
Raging windmills
Camping in the shadow of the windmills
Camping in the shadow of the windmills

Thursday, May 29th - PCT Day 39

Got another gift this morning, a possible spear (atlatl?) point in the dust right next to the water.Had to carry 4.8 L of water for a 20-mile dry stretch which wasn’t too fun. Kinda on the struggle bus for the end of the day.  More cool rock formations today; in particular the vesicular basalt which contained agates. Found a nice lightly banded, light blue agate the size of an egg.  Camping at Robin Bird Spring w/ Half-Strap(?) Manzanita and his wife. Half-Strap gave me two drinks at camp, which was nice.  It’s his birthday tomorrow. Tasty dinner. Goodnight. Also it was Luke’s birthday today!


Nice find!
Nice find!
Long dusty road with cool rock formations ahead
Long dusty road with cool rock formations ahead
Relentless sunshine
Relentless sunshine
Getting a tan (or dirt...) line
Getting a tan (or dirt...) line
Finally some shade...
Finally some shade...

 
 
 

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