Wrightwood to Agua Dulce
Trip Start
May 15, 2005
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Trip End
Oct 2005
Agua Dulce,
California,
United States
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
We arrived in Agua Dulce yesterday, a nice little town east of Los Angeles and out of the smog. Nealy every PCT hiker makes a stop here to stay at the house of Donna and Jeff Saufley, an extremely generous couple that has been hosting hikers for several years. A couple weeks ago they had around 50 people staying here. We get hot showers, a free place to sleep, cars to use whenever we want, and laundry done for us. Luke and I will head out toward Mojave early tomorrow morning and plan to bust out a 25 mile day.
The hike here from Wrightwood, our last town, was rather difficult for me for the last 50 miles or so. I picked up some food or water-born sickness that still hasn't completely gone away. Hopefully I can hike it away through the desert
Bottom of Mt. Baden-Powell
.We did cover some beautiful terrain though. Mt. Baden-Powell was the highlight, a 9299-foot peak named for the founder of the Boy Scouts of America. Lots of snow and route-finding made it interesting, and our camp just below the summit was the best of the trip so far.
Here next to Agua Dulce is Vasquez Rocks, a formation frequently seen in many older western movies.
Our next resupply stop will be at Kennedy Meadows, a true milestone on our PCT journey. This is our gateway into the Sierras. Recent snow updates from hikers ahead of us are sounding good. By the time we get there I believe we'll be able to push through the entire range, with the aid of crampons and glacier axes, a real change from the Mojave Desert waiting to cook us this week.
Hopefully you enjoy some of my newest pics.
Until next time,
Drew
