I am currently in Mammoth Lakes, at the north end of the High Sierras. I still have a few hundred miles of Sierras to go, but the really high passes, extended snow travel, deep stream fords, and low temperatures are behind me. I think.
The High Sierras were amazing, as you can hopefully tell from the pictures. All the climbs, high altitude, and snow travel were exhausting but very rewarding.
Just for fun, here are a few figures for the numerically inclinded among you:
- 2: number of times my pants have fallen down as I was hiking due to weight loss
- 43: number of streams I crossed in the first hour of hiking a few days ago
- 22: number of minutes it took me to eat an entire large bag of kettle chips when I got into town yesterday
- 907: number of miles hiked so far
- 8: number of high passes I went over in the High Sierras
The big news I'm excited about right now is that very soon I get to see Amy! She and her sister Robin and Robin's husband Ernie are coming out to hike with me, arriving late on the 30th. I'm really looking forward to spending some time with them and having them experience the trail with me a bit.
Joel
Are you still a chips and salsa man or have you converted to kettle chips?
ReplyDeleteSo good to see the pictures. Amazing ---
Love you.
Mom
Pictures are awesome! I'm loving the Joel the Mountain Man Beard that your styling!
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