Slackpacking today and a late start but I'm not worried. The hike was nice with only about 20 lbs. I wish I could do that all the time. I left some stuff in there, unfortunately I forgot to put any food in there so I went 17 miles with no food. It wasn't too bad but I did have to stop for some burgers on my way back to SD. I ran into a bunch of hikers coming north and I stopped to talk to most of them. I had to remind myself that I wasn't going to make it if I didn't shut my mouth and start walking. The Kickoff party starts tonight at Lake Morena but I probably won't be able to go. I met some trail workers just north of Cibbetts that were extracting a rock from the middle of the trail. These guys and girls amaze me, small teams of volunteers who work for 3 months at a time maintaining the trail. They were as dirty as thru-hikers if not dirtier and I watched move a 200 pound boulder before I continued on.
Tomorrow I'l go out to the ADZPCTKO party which stands for "Annual Day Zero Pacific Crest Trail Kick Off" and I heard there are a record number of people coming. You get to meet a whole bunch of the hikers who will be making the attempt this year. they also have seminars, presentations, vendors and a silent auction so you can really get a lot done in one weekend. I'm looking forward to seeing the Stick Pic guy. He had some cool stuff last year.
Tomorrow I'l go out to the ADZPCTKO party which stands for "Annual Day Zero Pacific Crest Trail Kick Off" and I heard there are a record number of people coming. You get to meet a whole bunch of the hikers who will be making the attempt this year. they also have seminars, presentations, vendors and a silent auction so you can really get a lot done in one weekend. I'm looking forward to seeing the Stick Pic guy. He had some cool stuff last year.
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