Day 1 - Mile 266 - 276
After a relaxing zero day (zero trail miles) in Big Bear Lake and a great lunch with Shoby's cousin, Ali and his lady Nicole, courtesy of Shoby, I started back on trail where I left off. I was reenergized even carrying the full weight of a resupply and my feet and legs were feeling much healthier. Since it was late in the day I planned for about a half day's distance and got about 10 miles in to a solitary wilderness camp.
Chilly solitary camp
Day 2 - Mile 276 - 298.5
Overlooking Big Bear Lake at dawn
Texture in cedar
Trees are crying
Huge pine cones!
The transition back to desert hills through a rock garden
Foot rock
A very nice sight after quite a few desert miles
First bridge at Deep Creek and the stop for the second day
Camp by the creek. 22 miles makes a big difference in scenery
Day 3 - Mile 298.5 - 323.5
Mornings are amazing
Hit 300!
Ledge trail
Deep Creek
Burl
Rainbow Bridge over Deep Creek
Ah, the desert.
Mojave River dam
An unfriendly spotted!
Manzanitas in the burn zone
Stringy yellow grass at the base of burned manzanita trees
Got into camp in time for this
Which turned into this...
Then this!
Day 4 - Mile 323.5 - 347
California water department storage at dawn
Dawn and lenticular clouds.
Silverwood Lake
Yucca in bloom
Clouds rolled down to the lake as I climbed
Banded snake sunning
Trail through a culvert under train tracks
El Cajon Pass Rail Turn
Ominous clouds over San Andreas Valley
Day 5 - Mile 347 - 371
Yucca seed pod silhouette
Another dawn start
Burn zone bandito. Bandana limits the amount of soot inhaled on a windy morning
Mountains above Wrightwood
Still a little snow
My ride to town--a 79 Jeep Golden Eagle driven by the park ranger
Wrightwood. A very hiker friendly little mountain town