Anticipating a warm day, Bob Dog, J Dub, The Bird, Alias, and I managed to get up before sunrise, and were hiking by 6:10. It was cool and windy when we started, but that wouldn’t last long; once the sun was on us, it would warm up considerably.
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Getting started around 7:40, today’s hike began warm, and in a pine forest that provided some, but not a lot, of shade. Very thin wisps of clouds covered the sky, not really enough to block the sun to any meaningful degree.
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Given the limited water availability on this section, Bob Dog, J Dub, The Bird, Alias, and I all decided that the only feasible place to hike to today was the Robin Bird Spring a little under 19 miles from yesterday’s campsite, Golden Oaks Spring. I got started around 7:30 to a warm sunny day with a light breeze. And for much of the day, the trail went through forested (or, at least, not obviously desert-like) land.
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Today marks a major milestone: the last major stretch through the desert, between Tehachapi Pass (Highway 58) and Kennedy Meadows. It is also my entrance to the Sierra Nevada, which begins its southern extent at Tehachapi Pass. Although the Sierra Nevada may still be desert now, soon, the scenery will be much improved. This is also the dryest section of the trail, and up through Walker Pass, 85 miles from Tehachapi, water is very limited.
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Since this was supposed to be a low-key zero day where I did as little as possible, I’m going to keep today’s write-up simple and to the point.
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