July 6

End: Agnew Meadows (although we're camped at Soda Springs)
Daily: 8.1
Total: 914.9

Short day! We finally got out of Mammoth today at about 1, after getting more food at Von's since we found out resupply at Tuolumne Meadows is a no-go. Apparently the store is still closed.

So back at Red's Meadow we ran into Grenade, Mowgli and Shaker. We all hiked out, thinking there were hot springs at Soda Springs Campground, and that we would walk there, drop our stuff, take the shuttle to Agnew Meadows, slackpack back to Soda Springs, then enjoy dinner and a dip in the hot springs. Well, no hot springs at Soda but we did the rest of the plan anyway. It was nice to have the tent set up and all our stuff protected, since the sky looked like rain and it had been thundering all day. No rain, though. We've been lucky so far.

The hike was nice, too. We saw Minaret Falls, which was awesome. We also met some boy scouts that had fallen in at Minaret Falls and gotten their sleeping bags wet. Yikes.

Anyway, after a fire, a ceremonial burning of Mowgli's favorite, worn-out shirt, and a good dinner, it's time to hit the bed.