Mile 0 with the Mexican border fence just feet behind the trail marker. Balance & Y-Knots first of many steps started here the morning. Believe it or not, the temperature was a cool 40 degrees at 7am. Yes, it warmed up quickly but not to what we thought it might. We got lucky on our first day with sunshine and highs around 75.
The sun is going to be our toughest obstacle. Of course the terrain may be tough also. We already had a few long steep climbs on very sandy soil.
We hiked most of today with a girl named Grommet, who is from NC. We finally made it to Lake Morena, for the kick off party at 5pm. A long first day hike. They had dinner for us which we barely made. Then a presentation on bears and how to safeguard your food.
Time to sleep and it rain hard over night. A very rare rain, but they need it here.
I'm relieved that you accomplished your first day! It was a tough one; so glad it was not boiling hot. As for the rain - no one can begrudge this area the little rain it gets. Too bad it fell when you were there, but then again, that may be what kept the temperatures down.
ReplyDeleteWatch out for snakes. Worth was just telling me PCT stories--3 on his first day, and one day while hiking with a fellow PCTer, a snake leapt off the side of a steep cliff, mouth agape, scaring the bejesus out of the other hiker, who just stepped back in time to avoid an interesting snake encounter.
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