The Festy Hiatus

Tuesday, July 8
Mile 1100, Lake Aloha, Desolation Wilderness

Nahko and Medicine for the People played two sets. And then I met Nahko. When i told him i was thru-hiking, he wanted to see my calves. I almost died.

Whew, what a whirlwind of a weekend! We left trail nearly a week ago to hitch up to a music festival in Quincy. It was my first ever, and I loved every second of it! Four days of my favorite artists, trips to Feather River to cool off, water balloon tossing, and crazy amounts of dancing.

Yesterday, we left the festival but Magic Stick had a gnarly case of the 24-hour flu, so we hung out in Quincy park (where I stomped everyone in an epic game of hearts) til he felt OK enough to hitch up to Truckee. We stayed in our first hotel yet, and it was glorious! Hot tub time, movie watching, bed sleeping.. All good.

Stick was worlds better in the morning, so we hitched back down to Echo Lake. It was evening, so we walked six mellow miles into Lake Aloha. The mosquitos are swarming, but I'm in my tent, the bug-free oasis. So stoked to be back on trail!