We took our first day off since Mammoth Lakes a month ago to resupply and repair some gear in town. We also needed to rest. We hadn't been sleeping well on trail due to a leaky air mattress. When we finally woke up this morning, we realized we had been asleep for...

We started our day with a 3,000 foot climb out of Bear Creek. Much of the landscape was still burned but less so than yesterday. Near the top of the climb, we got cell signal! So, we took a long break by Lookout Spring. After the spring, patches of the trail became...