What a beautiful day. Cool but sunny. We stopped at creeks for breakfast and lunch and Mave, Katie, Tracy and I were having such great conversations it was hard to leave. Delaware Dave caught up with us at lunch and joined our group. He's a lovely guy. Once we got to Reds Meadow store we all got milkshakes and waited for the shuttle bus to take us down into the town of Mammoth. Being on a bus with so many clean, nail-varnished, shiny, tourists was an eye opener. I saw a little boy on the bus look at me carefully up and down, we all looked filthy.
The gossip was that Motel 6 was the place to stay, but when we called there were no rooms, several events were happening in Mammoth over the weekend. We ended up at the campsite, but it has no showers. We just had time to drop our bags and grab a couple of pizza slices before heading to the Lutheran Church to hear a cello concert by a fellow PCTer. He is a gifted player and played a great variety of short pieces. All the hikers in the audience chose to sit at the back, perhaps to avoid offending the olfactory senses of the Mammoth locals.
Tracy discovered early on that in the women's bathroom a door led to a small room with a shower. When she disappeared for a few minutes and returned with damp hair and smelling of tea tree oil we were both shocked and impressed. Over the course of the concert three of us returned to the room with smiles and wet hair. We were all quite giddy with the naughtiness of it. We made sure to leave a donation.
At the end if the concert Katie spoke with some other hikers and found that they were renting a nearby condo with jacuzzi. We could have it the following night if we liked...so the five of us went there to check it out. They offered us drinks that they "had to finish" before they left for the trail. Very strong Margaritas....Fun night. Fortunately Tracy's hunger got us out of there before midnight, and before I got anymore theatrical, and we had the last McDonalds order of the evening, walking through the drive through with Mave.
Good times.
4 comments:
900 miles!!! Way to go! The Sierras are BEAUTIFUL! Love the pics and the blog.
So good to get your recent posts. When days go by without them I get PCT withdrawal. Glad all is so good. Love, Mom
When we were at Purple Lake it was covered in ice and we had to look for a dry area large enough to put our tent as most of the area was snow covered. Still, it was beautiful. You're making fantastic time.
Hey girls! So glad to see you doing so great! We have jumped off for awhile due to the Bald Guy's weightloss. We are on our way home to rest and hope to hit some sections in OR and WA. Maybe our paths can cross again. We made it to Kearsarge Pass. Wow. What a great hike!
KOKO & The Bald Guy
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