Listening to the roar of trucks on I-5 as we pack in calories and deal with our resupply packages. The last few days were brushy with lots of poison oak hanging out over the trail waiting to catch the unwary hiker. It is annoying because you can't go on autopilot whenever it is around, much like snow travel.
We have been traversing high ridges south of Mt Shasta. Gorgeous views of the volcano persist into the next section. In fact it will be in view for the next two weeks of walking as we do a big half circle around it.
Our bodies are strong. The midday heat slows us down, but we make up for it by vigorous travel in the evening. Yesterday we did a 2000 foot climb from 6-8 PM. We did a similar climb around midday and it took an extra hour.
In a few days we will be at Etna and will take our first zero day since we left Tahoe weeks ago. Hopefully we will have service there. I would advise all potential thru-hikers to not go with T-Mobile as their service providers!
~ Goodness
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