Well these past 5 days we walked over a hundred miles and got to Kennedy Meadows on Friday.
We slowly started leaving the desert behind as we climbed into the southern sierras. While walking several ridges we still had some amazing views of the the desert to the south and east.
Monday we reached mile 600 and saw several black bear prints on the trail. Later that day Gnu told us he saw a bear. He 's seen two already.
Tuesday was cool and very windy. The trail was sandy so the hiking was tough but this was also a very dry and exposed section so the cool weather help us that day.
Wednesday we hit Walker pass where an amazing trail angel called Oakie girl had tents set up with lots of food, soda and beers. We hung out there for several hours before climbing back into the hills.
Thursday we did 26 miles, my biggest day yet. We were all very tired walking into Chimney Creek campground. That late afternoon the scenery started changing as we saw more granite in the hills.
On Friday we did a 21 mile push to get into Kennedy Meadows by 5pm by which time the store would close. The day's walking consisted of a 2500 foot climb, a very hot descent down an exposed, burned area and then a beautiful stretch through a large valley of meadows and forest. Some of the areas were burnt but it was still a pretty cool place. We saw two rattlers and a king snake that day. I got stung a few times by what I think were horse flies.
We walked along the Kern river and finally reached the store by 4:30 to buy some snacks and drinks.
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