Day 53

Mile 903.8 to mile 907.8

PCT Miles: 4 (6.4km)

Total Miles: 907.8 (1452.5km)

The morning was colder than I expected and the fact that I lost one of my gloves didn’t help. At least the hike to Red’s Meadow, where I should hopefully be able to take the bus to Mammoth, was short. Only 4 miles. Before 8am I had already reached my goal for the day 🏆!

There was nobody else on the bus. The ticket fare was $15 but I only had $7. After seriously suggesting me to hike to Mammoth Lakes over another pass, the bus driver accepted to bring me to town for all my money.

The bus trip took more than I expected and I had to swap buses on a ski station. I asked the second bus driver to drop me at a good coffee shop. Breakfast burrito and café latte 🌯☕️🤤!

The initial plan was to take a zero here, but because of the VVR episode, I arrived this morning instead of yesterday, so I spent the the day doing all the chores I needed to do in town: groceries/resupply, buy gloves 🧤 (they don’t sell only the right hand), do laundry 🧺, dry tent, sleeping bag, socks and shoes and plan the next stretch. I’ll be in the mountains for 8 days starting tomorrow. Let’s hope this time I can make it to the end 🙏!