Day 132: Rae Lakes

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Unfortunately when we rang the shuttle service to book our lift back to the trail, the earliest we could arrange was 9 am. Then he didn’t arrive until after 10 so we started hiking at 10:40 with our ascent to Kearsage Pass in the heat of the midday sun, our packs heavy with new supplies. However we did have a lovely cool breeze all day and really didn’t notice the heat although the sun was bright in a clear sky. As we descended from Kearsage Pass, we met a group of four hikers, one of whom was Liz B who is the CEO of the PCT Association.I (Ros) did not have a good hiking day – I found myself breathless with exertion at altitude and was frequently needing to stop and rest due to fatigue and dizziness.Anyway, we walked through beautiful meadows, up 2 mountain passes (Kearsage and Glen 11,949′) and above and around some truly spectacular lakes with clear water and fish jumping. We arrived at the Rae Lakes campground at about 7 pm and ate our dinner by torchlight.Hopefully we will all be refreshed after a good night’s sleep.