Mile 787.3 - 787. 9 ( Kerasharge Pass 7.5 miles )

We are out of food and it's time to resupply at a very small town called Independence. We choose to take the wonderful Bullfrog Lake trail to Kearsarge  Pass and then descend thousands of feet which are not even PCT miles. We have no choice, we need food. It's going to be a very hard day hiking back up tomorrow with heavy food ladened packs. 

We are staying at the  Williamson Motel which is kind enough to pick hikers up at the trailhead which is this crazy 13 mile road that twists and turns its way up the mountain side.

Our friends Grommet and Ketchup sent us a food box at the post office here in town. We were so excited to receive this. Food is all hikers think about while on trail. Thank you so much Grommet and Ketchup. We hiked with Grommet the first few days of this trip until she got ill and had to get off trail. We have kept in touch via texting and she plans on hiking the PCT next year now.

Even through we hiked a hard 8 miles today, this is our rest day and we plan on hitting the trail tomorrow morning. We ate enough calories today to sink a ship, so we should be ready for more Sierras. A lot more high passes are coming up. Some with a lot of snow on them. It should be an exciting week to come.

We ate dinner with our hiking friends Sizzler and Michael at this fine dining French cafe. I had a burger that would knock your socks off. Like I said before "anything goes on the PCT"

Early morning at Bullfrog Lake.

Our view climbing Kearsarge Pass as the early morning light hits the mountains.

Y-Knot on the summit of Kearsarge Pass at 11,780'. Now it's 5 miles straight down to the trailhead to the town of Indepedence.

Balance and Michael about to descend the pass. We need food and rest.

The scenery keeps getting better.

Sizzler, Michael, and Balance as we head out for dinner to the one and only open restaurant in town.

Salad and an avocado bacon swiss burger. The best burger ever and I'm not kidding.