PCT Day 4

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PCT Day 4, 16 May 2022 (Monday)

Season 1, Episode 4 - “ The One Where Dan Got Hitched For The First Time”

Start Location:	Wilderness campsite	Destination:	Julian
PCT Miles Day 4:	13.6	Cum PCT Miles:	77.3
Non-PCT Miles Day 4:	0.1	Cum All Miles:	80.4
PCT Miles Remaining:	2,575.3
Elevation Gain Day 4:	1,070	Cum Elevation Gain:	9,952

Today was the shortest day yet, because the destination was Julian, a little less than 14 trail miles to Scissors Crossing, where most people catch a ride.  The good thing is that Julian is a good place to resupply and get some good food.  The bad news is is that my daily mileage average is now less than 20.  To get to Julian I hitched a ride with several other PCT hikers; it was the first time in my life that I ever got a hitch.



A prickly pear flower.



A red diamond rattler, one of the largest I’ve ever seen.  This one was courteous enough to give me an intimidating, adult rattle.  A Navajo Indian saying: “There is nothing as eloquent as a rattlesnakes tail” (Hint: A synonym for eloquent is persuasive.)  Well, this sucker, or should I say injector, persuaded me to step off the trail onto a steep hillside and go around.

 

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