Bag weight = 36.2 lbs.
(With 5 Liters of water and 3 days of food)
Goal to hike ~ 1,100 miles
(or halfway point of 1,325 miles 🤪)

Drive with Devon & Paul & Sheldon
Later start than planned… On road by 10 AM
~ 5 hour drive to the trailhead

Devon packed road snacks and breakfast.
Egg and cheese burritos and pastries.
Rest stop for pee break
Late lunch at the Burrito Factory in El Centro
Ate in the car - what a mess!

Made it to Campo and the PCT trailhead
Took a few pictures and started on trail @ 3:40 PM
Beautiful chunky rocks amidst trees and shrubs - dappled shade and rolling trail
A few road crossings (dirt and paved) and a railroad crossing.
Wooden bridge over a creek - met a few hikers
Set-up camp early just shy of five miles.
Snacks for dinner (not super hungry after car burritos).

Learning curve on tent is large, still a little nervous about setting it up under certain conditions - but many miles to figure things out.
Sandy ground makes getting guide lines taught and tent stakes secure a challenge - 🤞 finger crossed it holds for the night.

Sun set and the animals start making noise. So many birds chirping and owls hooting. The coyotes are noisy tonight too!

Charging up phone and reading until I fall asleep - early night.

Did NOT sleep good - tooo loud - chirping frog (?!) every 10 seconds for 2-3 minutes, coyote screams, barking dogs…