Thursday, June 21, 2012

6/18/12

  Woke up many times last night to the wind flapping the tent around. Finally it was so strong it pulled a stake out of the sandy soil, and the tent collapsed on us. It took us awhile to give in, but we finally decided to take the tent down and sleep under the stars. They were beautiful too. Not sure why we didnt do that at first!
  We started late due to the lack of sleep. The trail was beautiful today. I was really surprised that we didnt see anyone else while hiking today. It seems like the PCTers are really spread out this year, likely because of the lack of snow.
  We made it to Crabtree Meadows by 430. Camping really early to let Laurens foot rest. It is beautiful here, I love the Sierras. The view from my tent yields a meadow with stream running through it. Deer are in the meadow, chowing down. The mountains in the background are huge slabs of granite jutting up from the ground. Whitney is one of them. Right now we are considering an easy day  tomorrow, give Lauren time to rest her foot. I may opt to climb Whitney, unsure right now.

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