Update: I noticed none of the photos seemed to work so added them in.
The last section of trail has been memorable for the non-trail things that have happened. There have been a bunch of cool places to stay in this section. There have also been a few different trail angel locations this last week that have been absolutely fantastic. It has worked out amazingly well! I needed to take some slower days to help my feet heal a bit and it has been very hot so hitting a cool place to hang out in the early afternoon has been perfect.
The first of the trail angel locations was Hiker Heaven in Agua Dulce. This is a spot owned by the Saufley family. They have built a huge setup just to help out hikers. They have showers, they do your laundry for you, there is a charging tent with laptops if those are needed, and they provide a ton of flat spots to camp. It is a great service that they provide to the hiker community, especially since there is not another option for places to stay in town. It seems like there are between 30-50 hikers that stay there everyday. It was crowded and most of the people I didn't know but it was a nice place to rest.
A day and a half after Agua Dulce, there is the town of Green Valley. In Green Valley, there is Casa de Luna run by the trail angels Terrie and Joe Anderson. They also have an awesome setup for hikers - they feed 30-60 hikers a day, both dinner and breakfast, provide a place to camp, and have a shower available. Having these two places only 24 trail miles apart seems almost too good to be true. In addition to the general perks, it was also a great atmosphere at Casa de Luna and I enjoyed multiple delicious meals there.
From Casa de Luna, it was two days to a place called Hiker Town. Instead of actually going there we noticed a sign at a road crossing for a ride to a market with good food. Sometimes you just have take a chance - we called the phone number and, 25 minutes later, a motor home pulled in to pick us up. At the WeeVill market I had a great burger and milkshake. Upon further investigation into Hiker Town, the group I am hiking around even decided to camp in the grassy spot beside that market. This random market on the side of route 138 has been the best place I have stayed yet.
One of the employees let us all hang out in her pool in the afternoon as we waited for the day to cool off. The market has wifi and a lot of outdoor outlets. The grassy spot even has tables and some shade. The next section of trail is across the desert floor of the Mojave desert. This market has proven to be a little oasis in the middle of a 95 degree desert. I don't believe any human should live here, as it is barely suitable for human visitation.
Of course, there were some nice mountain views over the last week. I've now made it to mile 517. Only about 200 miles to go until I am out of this silly desert and I will start hiking up into the snowy Sierras. I'm starting to get really excited for that section!
The first of the trail angel locations was Hiker Heaven in Agua Dulce. This is a spot owned by the Saufley family. They have built a huge setup just to help out hikers. They have showers, they do your laundry for you, there is a charging tent with laptops if those are needed, and they provide a ton of flat spots to camp. It is a great service that they provide to the hiker community, especially since there is not another option for places to stay in town. It seems like there are between 30-50 hikers that stay there everyday. It was crowded and most of the people I didn't know but it was a nice place to rest.
A day and a half after Agua Dulce, there is the town of Green Valley. In Green Valley, there is Casa de Luna run by the trail angels Terrie and Joe Anderson. They also have an awesome setup for hikers - they feed 30-60 hikers a day, both dinner and breakfast, provide a place to camp, and have a shower available. Having these two places only 24 trail miles apart seems almost too good to be true. In addition to the general perks, it was also a great atmosphere at Casa de Luna and I enjoyed multiple delicious meals there.
From Casa de Luna, it was two days to a place called Hiker Town. Instead of actually going there we noticed a sign at a road crossing for a ride to a market with good food. Sometimes you just have take a chance - we called the phone number and, 25 minutes later, a motor home pulled in to pick us up. At the WeeVill market I had a great burger and milkshake. Upon further investigation into Hiker Town, the group I am hiking around even decided to camp in the grassy spot beside that market. This random market on the side of route 138 has been the best place I have stayed yet.
One of the employees let us all hang out in her pool in the afternoon as we waited for the day to cool off. The market has wifi and a lot of outdoor outlets. The grassy spot even has tables and some shade. The next section of trail is across the desert floor of the Mojave desert. This market has proven to be a little oasis in the middle of a 95 degree desert. I don't believe any human should live here, as it is barely suitable for human visitation.
Of course, there were some nice mountain views over the last week. I've now made it to mile 517. Only about 200 miles to go until I am out of this silly desert and I will start hiking up into the snowy Sierras. I'm starting to get really excited for that section!
Employees here in the OFC are loving your posts and pictures! We have lots of people stopping by your board to read about your adventure (we even have a big picture of your face that we move along the trail map)! Thank you for posting! -OFC Communication Team
ReplyDeleteI'm glad people are enjoying the blog. The progress up the map must be slow though. :)
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