Day 14: what a downer!
Our campsite for last night was at 7786′. We started walking in perfect weather down towards the desert floor. The descent was gradual and steady. And down.
The photo above shows the valley floor that we had to descend to.
Eventually we got to the bottom of the valley, at 1200′ and trudged through the soft sand of a creek bed, fighting against gusts of wind until we crossed under the interstate highway. At that underpass we found a very kind trail angel with water and mandarins.
We walked some more miles and finally camped even though it was a bit exposed and very windy. The snow covered mountain in the background is the one we had just descended.
We passed 200 miles today!
Love the tent photo guys! Sounds like it’s going well
Such a long way down after such a climb. Great photos.
Congratulations, a great milestone achieved!