Mile 788, Bishop CA
Forester Pass this morning, celebration at the summit with whiskey and photoshoots. One peek onto the dawnlit north side made us proud of our decision to do this crossing in the morning when the snow was hard... Cause boy, there was a lot of snow. I pulled on my microspikes for the first time and worked my way down, keeping an eye out for the trail as it dipped below snow and reappeared far off down the slope.
With Kearsarge Pass included, it was the most stunning scenery I've seen on the trail. The forest was full of rushing streams and all the life they bring with them, and the jagged snow-capped ridges loomed ever-present around us.
Getting into Bishop was a breeze with all the day hikers coming down Kearsarge. I've been to Bishop and knew that the first place we had to hit was Erik Schaat's Bakery. As T-Bow, Zone and I sat outside and chatted with locals and tourists and tried to figure out where we'd stay tonight, Smooth Operator came sauntering by wearing a Hostel California T-shirt. He told us that the hostel we'd been hearing about had just opened a couple days ago, and gave us some rough directions on how to find it.
The hostel is amazing. More on that later!
Only down of today: My toe is infected. Big time. Gotta get in to the clinic tomorrow.
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