Ok, so a full signal was no surprise!

Yeah, that's a bloody great cell tower behind me... But still, good to be able to upload stuff for the readers out there...
Well, we are almost done for the day... 23 miles done. The Mosquitos were awful this morning as we packed up camp, & they stayed that way until almost lunchtime. Hiking in a headnet is hard work.., it not only restricts your vision, but I find it harder to breath too, so the morning was a bit rough. Thank goodness the trail was nicely graded and surfaced.
After a nice bug-free lunch by a cold stream, the afternoon was much better with a good breeze and although we had some climbs, they were all smooth & gradual.
Now we are about to drop down about 1000 ft over the next 2 miles to a creek, where we'll make camp for the night...
Catch y'all later!
Cheers.

RWK.

Full 3G signal in the mountains!

As you can see from the screen shot of my iPhone, even up here in the mountains, I have a full signal... So I can post an update! Sweet!!

Ice cold!

Well, whilst we are sat here taking 5 at the top of Dicks Pass, & I have a full phone signal, I might as well upload a few blog entries!
This is me thoroughly enjoying a freshly filtered ice cold mountain stream water bottle of Tang! TANGTASTIC!!
Cheers!
RWK
Hydrated.

Juggling snowballs at Dicks Pass.

What more can I say?

New Tips!

After 700 miles of being driven in & out of the dirt, rocks & sand that made up the trail, my hiking pole tips were somewhat worn down... So whilst we were resupplying in South Lake Tahoe, Tom & I also took a 90 minute drive to Reno in Nevada to get some more gear at the REI there... New pole tips being on my list, ad well as new shoes for us both.
So now we are hiking along in greater ease and comfort than the last weeks efforts...
Sweet!
More to come soon, cell coverage depending!
Cheers...
RWK.

Mountain Lake campsite.

The day was a good one, & although the afternoons climb was quite a slog, especially the last few hundred feet as it got quite steep, once we were over the pass, we dropped back down about 500 ft to a large clear mountain lake, where we have pitched tents for the night. The breeze is nice, but not quite strong enough to blow away the billions of mosquitos that are swarming all around us... We both suited up in head-nets to cook dinner & have now retreated to our tents to rest for a while... Usually by around 2030 to 2100, it gets cold enough that the mozzies all sod off, so once that happens, it'll be a quick bathroom break (find a tree, dig a hole!), then get some sleep.
More to come... Once I get a signal & can upload this anyway!
Cheers.
RWK.

The view from my tent...

Not too shabby, eh?