There is a lawyer, a pilot, a doctor and a musician in a hotel room... Has to be a joke in that somewhere. How does it finish? Well Clark Kent and Hee Haw took off. Easy Miles and I had to go to the post office to mail boxes and return the rental car. We got back to hiking at 1045. Section D begins. And its 21 miles of up, a calf burner for sure but nothing like what we had before Idyllwild. We made it 15 miles. There was a water cache amongst shady trees that made a good rest and lunch stop. And we caught up with Hee Haw and Clark! So funny, we saw them ahead and snuck up on them.
Today was the day of the Poodle Dog dance. It's worse than poison ivy and was really thick. Trying to get through really was an exercise in twisting, turning, and a sideways shuffle. Put your left pole in and your right pole in, do the poodle shuffle and shake it all around... I joke but I was totally freaked out by it. Silly really. When we got through it, I was mentally and physically exhausted. Fortunately we were almost to camp and I have great hiking partners. They made me laugh. So a quick camp set up, clean up, cook dinner, check maps and water for the next day, blog, then bed. Elevation gain today, 4000 feet.
So...The Hokey Pokey really IS what it is all about.
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