Day 59

Time to go back to the trail. A little sad leaving this wonderful town. But as always, I must continue on. The mountains are calling.

Although I'm not looking forward to going up Kearsarge Pass where we glissaded a couple of times down. It's gonna be a tough uphill with a 48lb pack. Hiker hunger means I'm carrying twice the amount of food I normally do. However I'd rather carry the load of having enough food, and a day extra, than go hungry. This next section includes a lot of passes, meaning lots of elevation gain and elevation loss, and water crossings that requires finding alternative routes to cross. It could take longer than planned, but we are ready. There's definitely anticipation, nervousness, and excitement amongst us. VVR (and Mammoth) here we come!