Day 7. First resupply!

Resupply day and hurry up and wait

Today I pick up my first of many resupply boxes! So I already knew before I got here that the post office doesn't open till noon. I just didn't know how painful it was going to be sitting around for hours waiting for it to open.

This morning while packing up Wyoming came walking by. They stayed in the camp sit behind mine they got in late last night. I told her how awesome the shower was. She was under the impression it was a cold shower and wasn't going to use it.

I got to the post office at 8:30 ish and there was already a bunch of people waiting. Some people had actually set there box to the store and could get it early for $5 fee. I'm trying to avoid the box fees.







While I was waiting I was messing around and figured out how to rig my umbrella to this new pack.

At about 11:45 Heckel and Jeckel showed up and so did Mogli. He walked up with a beer can he found in the grass beside the trail. He was going to have it shipped ahead 700 miles to Kennedy Meadows where we all have to keep our food in one. They are like $65-85 so that's a score for sure. It was nice to see everyone again. Sadly I think this might be the last time. They started a half day ahead of me and was a half day behind. So I'm thinking in two days we won't run into each other. I'm doing a little more miles then them each day.

Finally got my resupply. Just added 8lbs of food to my pack! But I also sent 1.5lbs of stuff home. I send my soft shell jacket and extra pair of shorts.

I said my goodbyes and at 1:45 I was off headed back to the trail. I said down at the picnic table by the trail and are one of my heaviest dinners to lighten the load some. I could hear some car campers in the site next to me talking about me. I heard them refer to me as a hitch hiker. They don't have a clue lol. I didn't pay them much attention. It was 2:15p by the time I started moving down the trail. The plan was to hike about 10 miles to Pioneer mail picnic area and camp for the night.

First 5 miles uneventful till I came into a weird burnt forest area.

Then I came upon my first amazing wide open view. Pictures never due it justice.





I walked on a little bit and went down the mountain into a valley and back up this other mountain and I came to another great spot.

I pulled out my chair and sat for a bit to take it all in.










Everybody should have a chair for moments like this. It was just so dam awesome perfect weather my words can't describe how I feel right now. I feel so alive and free...

Another selfie, got to have the selfies so we can watch my beard grow.



Yeah 50 miles down!

The short 10 miles I went was a little rough on my feet. They hurt the last 4 miles to camp, clearly not happy with the extra weight.

Got to the picnic area about 4:30p and there was already like 15 or so people already there we joked and called it kick off #2. There was a outhouse here and a horse tank thing to get water from. I had some of my vegan chill for the first time on the trail and it was amazing! I stayed up a little bit and had a good conversation with Snake Farm who I just met. He had hiked the AT in 2011. I called it a night and retreated to my tent.

I am rudely awaken at 11p by the sound of ridiculous wind. Blowing my tent all over the place. Good thing I bought ear plugs at the store in Laguna.

Big day tomorrow it's off to Scissors crossing 25 miles away! I've never walked that far before.

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