Mile 1,023.5 - 1,047.7

We can definitely start to tell the Sierras are behind us. The tall snow covered peaks are all to the south of us. The scenery is still very impressive and best of all the mosquitoes are at bay. At least for now.

With 3 days to go before we hit another town (South Lake Tahoe), we are feeling the usual hunger pains. The fact is we are burning 6,000 calories a day while hiking 12 plus hours a day and only eating around 2,000 calories of junk. You do the math. We could constantly eat while hiking and still be hungry and calorie deficient. We both dream of town food all day and it's not just us. All hikers do the same. We all talk food and what we are going to eat when we get to town. 

We met a thru hiker named "Free Refills" who is from Germany. He was taking a break as we hiked by and he asked if we needed any snacks. He gave us 6 granola bars which will help us get to the next town. He had too many and was looking to lighten his load. We were happy to help.

Today had many ups and downs but was a far easier day than the past couple weeks.

Our trail and a snowy peak off in the distance.

No snow and no mosquitoes.

Balance hiking through Noble Canyon.

In search of a campsite. It took us awhile to find a site in this canyon due to the steep walls. We ended up dropping off trail several hundred feet just to find a flat spot for the night.