April 25

Papa Smurf cooked a fabulous breakfast of potatoes, eggs, and pancakes for the eighteen of us there. It was quite the affair all of us migrating between the living room and the kitchen.

We

April 24

With nowhere to be until the afternoon shuttle the five of us slept in until after 6:00am. Hot coffee, orange juice, and the sounds of the morning shuttle group eventually got us up,

April 23

After the late night we slept in until 5:30am before breaking camp. We still had 15 miles to cover before water and it was all downhill, dropping over 7000 ft. A grade of

April 22

Our first morning in town began with 6-inch diameter sticky buns and realizing once again how much extra food weight we had given how close the next town was. After un-exploding out packs we

April 21

Another 4am morning. We passed Carolyn and Abby as they were getting up and then gradually passed everyone who had night-hiked past us in various states of waking up.

Carolyn and Abby caught us

April 20

Wake up was at 4:20am and we were on trail at 5:15am (still working on streamlining set-up and break-down). It was up hill for most of the early morning until sunrise at

April 19

As planned, the day began early and the 5 of us were on trail Early morning start. We were moving quickly in the morning chill but perhaps not quite awake enough. Anthony lightly twisted

April 18

While we were up at 6:00am, we didn't hit the trail until 9:45 am. Laundry had to be sorted, the cafe had to be set back up, hotdogs acquired, and a hitch

April 17,

No sooner had the sun gone down did the wind pick up with a vengeance. It was chilly, but the real problem was the noise. Even with earplugs it took over an hour to

April 16,

After a chilly night we set out for the last 4 miles to Mount Laguna. We joined the large line of hikers sitting out on the porch munching food and waiting for the post