I slept in to almost 7:30 this morning. I felt guilty, but I am in no hurry. I have until tomorrow around 4pm to get the 11 miles to Hwy 108. I considered staying at Kennedy Canyon one more day to rest, but I don't know what the next pass is going to be like. I'm at 8900 feet and the highest point is 10,800 feet.
So I slowly packed up and headed out. My back is a little better, but not good. Today's hike was on treeless mountain. Lots of shale, but not big rocks to navigate around. Gradual switchbacks which I was very happy about. It's hard to believe that something so barren can be so beautiful.
I did hit patches of snow, but the trail was always visible on the other side. I had no Liz to send out first! There were only two patches that made me nervous because they were on steep mountainside. One slip and I would have been sliding down. I stopped for a snack at the Emigrant Wilderness border (also the highest point today). Zoolander was there (haven't seen him since the Mojave). When I started eating I heard thunder to the east. Then I saw the lightening. Time to start moving.
Camped about a half mile from 108. It's weird, but I felt more nervous camping this close to civilization than I did out in the middle of nowhere.
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