May 14

Starting point: I10 overpass
End: mission creek
Daily: 16.8
Total: 226.3

Never a dull day on the Pacific Crest Trail. We woke up after a wonderful (for me) and "eh, okay" (for Chris) night's sleep under the overpass and walked 4 miles to the office of a wind farm, where the workers there have set up a palapa and water cache for hikers. There's a trail register too. It amuses me that plenty of people said something like "boy, it was really windy when I was here" in the trail register AT A WIND FARM. 

Anyway, then we hiked another five miles or so to what used to be a trout farm and is now a nature preserve. That place was heaven. There was a pool of clear river water that was fed by Whitewater Creek, bathrooms, plenty of day hikers and a trail angel who cooked us all multiple burgers. It's been burger heaven for the last couple of days. Thanks, Buck Thirty!

We spent most of the hot hours near the pool drawing stares from day hikers and people who were in a wedding on the other side of the day use area. We heard one lady as we were passing by say to her husband, "Wait, WHO'S walking to Canada?" so we stopped and explained to her that we were. She was incredulous. 

We left around 3:45 and hiked 8 miles to our campsite next to Mission Creek. We did hike through desert most of the day, so it's nice that there's a creek nearby. It's still deserty, but water makes it way more bearable. 

My leg really hurt today on the uphill. I think I pulled a muscle in my lower calf. Chris also broke a trekking pole, but being the resourceful guy he is, he fixed it with a stick. Hopefully it lasts.