PCT Day 58

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PCT Day 58, 09 July 2022 (Saturday)

"Bonus Day"

Start Location:	Kennedy Meadows Resort	Destination:	Wilderness Campsite At Boulder Creek
PCT Miles Day 58:	13.8	Cum PCT Miles:	1,030.7
Non-PCT Miles Day 58:	0.1	Cum All Miles:	1115.1
PCT Miles Remaining:	1,621.9
Elevation Gain Day 58:	2,452	Cum Elevation Gain:	185,466

Today was a bonus day for a couple of reasons.  One, every mile I hiked today I consider to be a bonus, because I was supposed to be going to Kennedy Meadows Resort today, but instead I got there yesterday and left there this morning.  Additionally, I was going to leave there this afternoon on the 2:30 PM shuttle back to Sonora pass, but because the Wi-Fi at the resort was so useless, I changed to the 10 AM shuttle.

Good move, because when I got to the pass, there was the best trail magic that I’ve had the entire hike.  There were fresh cooked hotdogs, chips, donuts, cookies, cold beverages, and best of all, fresh fruit.  This is the kind of thing that people who start their hike in March or April get on a pretty regular basis.  But for those of us starting in mid-May, this is not very common.  For the faster mid-May hikers, though, we have been catching up to people that started in April.

The advantage of getting bonus miles today is that I will have a much shorter hike on the day that I get to Lake Tahoe.  I had planned for that to be a pretty long day of 27 miles, but now that day will be much shorter.  And if I can make up a few more miles over the next couple days, then the hike to get to Tahoe will be that much shorter.  The earlier I get to Highway 50, the easier it will be to get a ride from the highway in to South Lake Tahoe.  So, this is all looking good right now.

Today’s scenery was nice, if not spectacular.  But there is still lots of running water in the seasonal streams.  This whole area near Sonora pass is very popular for hiking with locals and tourists.  Again, another good day on the PCT.

 

I guess they do a few horse rides and packing trips here at Kennedy Meadows Resort


Best trail magic of the hike so far, at Sonora Pass



Misty or smoky mountains? I hope it's misty.



Typical scenery today



Sonora Peak to the far left and Stanislaus Peak, the highest in the photo

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