Day 63-65
Miles: 7+20+20
Total Miles: 989
Yosemite - A Rock Climbers Heaven |
I took my time leaving Tuolumne Meadows. I ate breakfast and lunch at the grill near the store and then hand-washed my clothes and set them out to dry on the picnic table at camp. I wanted to hike out with others that I knew but it wasn't to be - many hikers I knew hiked in at 4 o'clock on the day I was leaving and they were staying the night. Looks like another solo journey for me. I finally hiked on at 5:30 and walked the seven miles to the Glen Aulin camp - a high sierra backcountry camp next to the beautiful Glen Aulin waterfall.
Today I crossed over Seavey Pass at just over 9000 feet from Benson Lake at 7700 feet. I then had two more passes to climb: an 800 foot climb and a 1200 foot climb. I camped by myself tonight after passing on a campsite at Wilma Lake where Kristo was setting up. At Wilma the mosquitos were fierce! Even where I was camped, a mile farther, mosquitos were hard to ignore. For the first time on my PCT hike I donned my mosquito net. I also ate dinner in my tent after stealthily cooking through my bug net with my arms outside operating the the stove.
Taking shelter from mosquitos in my tent |
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