Who builds a suspension bridge in the middle of the Wilderness?

Sunday, June 15
Mile 806, just under Pinchot Pass.

Kearsarge yesterday evening

I'm on Pass schedule now; strategically planning my days so that I only do passes in the morning. Otherwise, I'm postholing and spitting curses for hours through endless snowfields. Today's Pass was Glen, which Yogi described in her guidebook as being the steepest and scariest. I hit it at around 8, and passed hordes of John Muir Trail hikers on the way down, so doing it alone wasn't so bad. I have microspikes, miniature crampons, for my shoes, so ice is no biggy. Fun pass morning!

Glen Pass

Leapfrogged with Thumby most of the day, and now we're camped together right below Pinchot Pass. I caught a hitch in with him to the Trailhead yesterday, so we're bonding.

It feels kinda fun and free to hike solo and make all my own calls. It's a full moon in Sagittarius this month, so I'll take it as a sign. High time for some vision questing! Couldn't have picked better testing grounds for my newfound confidence out here.

Wild onion bagel! Nomnom

Seriously, who?!

Tomorrow's gonna be a big day-- two passes before lunch, and then hauling my ass up to the next pass, which is supposed to be a big one, for the following day. Phew! The toe's feeling great, but I'm readjusting to the altitude. Whatever!! Bring it! 25 miles let's do it!