We started the day with great views of the pine covered section of the high desert. The pines soon ran out and we quickly transitioned back to true desert terrain. The trail turned to loose sand as it dropped elevation. The vegetation changed from shady pines to scrub...

Today we left camp around 7:30am and preceded to climb for the first several miles. Eventually, much of the trail was covered in fallen trees. Climbing over the trees was tedious. Later in the morning, we passed the 600 mile marker! A few miles from the marker we...