More thunder, lightning, and rain in the morning. Still no puddles on the ground, any water is absorbed immediately. Ike was done before me but he waited so that we could hike together for a while.
I enjoyed hiking and talking with Ike. It was nice that he was slowing down for me. We had rain several times over the course of the day and the sky often looked dramatic.
At some point we were right in the clouds.
After about 12 miles we said goodbye because Ike wanted to be at Walker pass early in the morning whereas I only needed to be there by noon at the earliest.
The vegetation gave some more hints that we are reaching the desert, besides the cacti I saw the first Joshua trees.
As it got closer to the evening the trail was winding along a rather steep slope for quite a while. I was getting worried that I wouldn't be able to reach a suitable campsite before dusk. Luckily just as I was really concerned there was a little ridge with a flat spot. I can overlook the whole area to the east for many miles and may have a nice sunrise tomorrow morning if the weather permits.
So my last night alone on the PCT is a little similar to my first south of Echo Summit where I also camped on a ridge with a awesome view.
As I was eating my dinner looking into the lights of the town of Ridgecrest below I thought that I may even have cell reception- and voila, I was able to call Susi to finalize where and when we meet tomorrow.
Trailhead
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