July 14, 2017
1001.8 (15.7 from Sonora Pass) to Sonora Pass
Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hike: Day 70

Here we are, .4 miles after Sonora Pass. We walked a bit further and we’ll slack pack to get to our resupply tomorrow at the Sonora Pass trailhead.

We saw the Australian couple; they aren’t very friendly. Sam and the family just got to Tahoe today, meaning they’re six days ahead in Sierra terrain. We don’t yet know what it will be like, so I can’t tell how far ahead they really are. We squeaked by on food—we will have JUST enough to get us to tomorrow morning. Luckily the lady at Sonora Pass Resupply let us add more food to our order, so we should have plenty for the next section. It’s really hard to make sure Alex eats enough! He doesn’t want to be eating all the food but he has to eat more than me because my body can still burn reserves! He doesn’t have any reserves!

A Whole New World

Northern California (or, the rest of California that is no longer the Sierra) looks starkly different than the majestic, overpowering mountains of the last 300 miles. Some of it looks like Utah or Arizona. I just have no idea what to expect from it.

Apparently Flame is a little behind the rest of the family because she got an infected toe. I don’t know where she is, but Sam said she shouldn’t be that far ahead of us. I really want to catch up to Sam but unless he gets sick or something the gap might just be too big.

We are planning on taking a zero day in South Lake Tahoe, and after that I have no idea when our next zero would be. I would love to haul ass and get to Tahoe on the 4th day, but it depends so much on the upcoming terrain and snow that there’s no way to make any kind of plan.

Goodbye, Sierra

Today we did an unnamed pass, so I’m not sure if Sonora Pass is actually a pass but whatever we climbed over and through was definitely a pass.

At the top of the pass was the last view we would have of Yosemite National Park and the peaks of the Sierra. Looking back at the miles of wilderness we had crossed and the peaks that had almost killed us made my heart ache with longing. Goodbye friends. Thank you.

Coming down we had a thousand foot, lumpy snow-covered, slick glissade. Alex had to self-arrest down nearly the entire thing. He lost his water bottle and I watched it tumble to the bottom of the slope. Since I saw where it fell down the mountain, I told him where to glissade. He aimed for the dirt path and got his bottle back!

I’m really motivated and excited to see what this next section brings, and SO EXCITED for Alex to see Lake Tahoe.

To-Do in Tahoe

New Shoes
New Sleeping Bag (research)
Sierra City Resupply
Eat in Tahoe: Cupcakes, beer, pizza, organic, bakery (good bread), burgers, salads, breakfast, best french fries, waffles, taqueria with al pastor, donuts, wedge salad/southern food, tapas, bug body suit, permethrin, DEET
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