Having a great time! A windy, hot, exposed desert hike with some heavy water carries (5-7 liters, as the water sources are few and far between). Some lower mileage days to let everyone get their bodies settled into their new routines. The group I’m camping with all have the same tents, apparently it was THE choice. 
We hiked across ridge lines and it was awesome to wind across mountains and see all the hikers in front of us, and look back and see all of the trail that we had already completed. We’ve been hiking most of our miles in the early morning when the heat isn’t too bad and our bodies feel fresh.
Hiking into Julian was our hottest section (97*F and very exposed!), through a well known freeway underpass and frequented hiked water cache called Scissors Crossing. We got a shuttle into Julian and I spent my first zero days here at Trail Angels’ houses- with home cooked meals and views of the sunset in SD!
My body feels pretty good considering I have given it no breaks since the start of my longest hiking experience yet.
We hiked across ridge lines and it was awesome to wind across mountains and see all the hikers in front of us, and look back and see all of the trail that we had already completed. We’ve been hiking most of our miles in the early morning when the heat isn’t too bad and our bodies feel fresh.
Hiking into Julian was our hottest section (97*F and very exposed!), through a well known freeway underpass and frequented hiked water cache called Scissors Crossing. We got a shuttle into Julian and I spent my first zero days here at Trail Angels’ houses- with home cooked meals and views of the sunset in SD!
I’m excited to get the second week of trail under way, and thankful to be doing that with a group of people I’m really excited about. Again, thanks for staying tuned! :)
Strong work young lady. Thx for sharing and I look forward to reading your adventure on your next blog.
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