I spent the 5th doing laundry and getting back to Echo Lake from South Lake Tahoe. I stayed with Steve & Peggy again at their cabin. Atlas, Sunset, Northstar, & Shutterbug were also there. Sunset has hiked all 3 long trails. This is his second time doing the PCT. In the morning I woke up to a sore and swollen left knee. Everyone se was already up & eating breakfast. I ate and then laid down on the couch with an ice wrap on my knee. Everyone left for the trail and I fell asleep. When I woke up 90 minutes later I was a new person. I felt tons better. So back to the trail I went. I had a helicopter moment at the trailhead. I heard my name 'Helicopter' being called but didn't see the hiker right away. Right in front of my nose was Chili and Pepper! They are a father & son duo who started with me. I hadn't seen them in weeks. So it was cool to catch up with them. They were waiting for the PO to open. Well no one was ready to start hiking so I took off solo. It felt strange. After hiking with a partner for so long, leaving people & town comforts behind was just strange. But I was and am happy to be hiking again. I passed a lot of day & weekend hikers. The trail is currently in the Desolation Wilderness. It hasn't been very desolate. There are a lot of people out for the weekend and a lot of mosquitos. Shortly after Dicks Pass and 6 miles from camp I caught up to Atlas & Sunset. I finished the day out hiking with them. My knee is holding up and I had good energy today. I didn't fall once! I passed a lot of beautiful lakes. Here are some pictures from today including Chili & Pepper.
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