PCT Day 23, 04 June 2022 (Saturday)
“Dulce, No Banana”
Start Location: |
LA RV Resort |
Destination: |
Wilderness Campsite |
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PCT Miles Day 23: |
23.9 |
Cum PCT Miles: |
468.2 |
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Non-PCT Miles Day 23: |
0.3 |
Cum All Miles: |
492.3 |
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PCT Miles Remaining: |
2,184.4 |
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Elevation Gain Day 23: |
5,025 |
Cum Elevation Gain: |
79,571 |
After leaving the RV resort in Acton, the next two immediate highlights are walking through the Vasquez Rocks area, and going through the tiny town of Agua Dulce.
I found Vasquez Rocks to be somewhat underwhelming, but maybe that was just because I didn’t have time to fully explore that area; it might be worth a day trip back sometime.
Agua Dulce has several restaurants, a hardware store, and a liquor store. There also used to be a small grocery store, but, unfortunately, it is now closed. Besides getting lunch here, a little bit of resupply can be done. I always look forward to going to a town, so I can get some fresh fruit, including bananas. Too bad for me, none of that was to be found in Agua Dulce now that the grocery store is closed.
I ended up hiking about 5 miles more than planned today, so I am pretty happy about that.
The next four days going towards Tehachapi, water will be very hard to manage; this might be the toughest stretch yet as far as water goes.
PCT Completion Monument
Hiking under another highway, this time highway 14 near Palmdale
Large bird nest near Vasquez rocks
Vasquez rocks, a lot of TV shows and movies have been filmed in this area
The PCT runs right through the middle of the small town of Agua Dulce
A PCT trail register just sitting out in the middle of nowhere
I don’t think I’ve seen this one before, a Prickly Poppy
A surprisingly nice campsite west of Leona Valley
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