June 28

End: near another waterfall in the best campsite ever.
Daily: 12.2
Total: 834.2

Today was pretty much our best day in the Sierra.

We slept in until 7 (as opposed to 5), didn't get out of bed until the sun hit the tent. It felt SO GOOD to get some extra rest. We knew we could get a late start because most of today was below 9500 feet, so mostly out of snow. It's best to walk on snow early in the morning when it's not all slushy.

Then we walked on real (clear! dirt!) trail for most of the day. It felt great to move at a reasonable pace and not have to calculate each step.

We took a 2 hour lunch near a meadow-turned-lake. There is so much water everywhere. The rivers are like giant fire hoses, they're rushing so fast. And a lot of the time it's overflowing out of its banks and onto the trail. The way we find the trail sometimes is to look where the water's going. Mr. and Mrs. Rockwood, you picked a great year to visit Yosemite. The waterfalls will be amazing!

Anyway, we slept in, took a 2 hours lunch, and still went farther than we planned. And when we wanted to stop, this campsite appeared with a fire ring and everything, right where I hoped on would be. I think that's the first time that's ever happened in the Sierra

I've been taking glucosamine and and ibuprofen at night, and my knee doesn't hurt hardly at all anymore. Thanks for the advice, Dad.

Um, this place is gorgeous. I can't explain it, nor can I fail to mention it in every entry.

Muir tomorrow. It's supposed to suck. It's also supposed to rain tomorrow (the ranger told us so). Although we could tell something was rolling in, because clouds started to come over the peaks and the air felt weird. Chris checked his barometer, and sure enough, it dropped drastically in a few minutes. Makes me nervous.