We spent the majority of our day climbing today. The trail followed Mission Creek for about 12 miles. We crossed the creek countless times. There were lots of rocks and vegetation that made it difficult to find the trail! Luckily, there were cairns on rocky parts of the trail and near creek crossings.
Once our eyes became accustomed to searching for the cairns finding the trail became easier.
In the afternoon we found the cairn to rule all cairns!
After climbing out of Mission Creek, we crossed the boundary of San Bernardino Wilderness and entered the San Gorgonio Wilderness.
We finally hiked through some burned landscape until we reached our planned campsite for the night: Mission Camp.
The one cairn to rule them all! You’re just like Frodo and Sam! Between the invisible trail and the flying debris hazard, you two are on quite an adventure! Keep up the great work.
Thanks!
I went to the local library to find out what a “cairn” was. If I had just kept reading I could have saved myself a trip.
Haha!
Are you passing many other hikers on the trail? I am curious how busy it is this time of the year (and weird Covid year). I am also enjoying all your pictures!!
There is a decent amount of hikers out. Everyone hikes a different pace so you can be within 5 miles of several hikers but not seen them until a water source or campsite at the end of the day. On an average day, we’ll see 2-6 hikers throughout the day