"McDonald's?!" You say? "I thought you were on a wilderness hike?!" you say? Well yes, I am on a wilderness hike. Sometimes. Other times, we walk in sight of a highway. And boy, California has a lot of highways.
I left my campsite with McDonald's as a goal for my afternoon break. It was 14 miles away. I knocked out six miles in less than two hours, but it all went downhill from there. It was hot. Real hot. And I couldn't find water where I thought it would be. So it was hot and thirsty. But I made it to Cajon Pass and the closest McDonald's to the trail, just .4 miles off trail!
I passed the next six hours eating burgers and ice cream cones, and hanging out with other hikers. During this time there were anywhere from 15 to 30 hikers huddling in the shade between the McDonald's and the Chevron station.
At about 6:00, I gathered up the courage to make a foray into the heat. I made it a whopping 5 miles before I lost motivation (and daylight) and set up camp. Actually, camp that night was a beautiful thing as I stayed at a water cache and slept on a beach lounge chair. Living the dream, I tell you.
I left my campsite with McDonald's as a goal for my afternoon break. It was 14 miles away. I knocked out six miles in less than two hours, but it all went downhill from there. It was hot. Real hot. And I couldn't find water where I thought it would be. So it was hot and thirsty. But I made it to Cajon Pass and the closest McDonald's to the trail, just .4 miles off trail!
I passed the next six hours eating burgers and ice cream cones, and hanging out with other hikers. During this time there were anywhere from 15 to 30 hikers huddling in the shade between the McDonald's and the Chevron station.
At about 6:00, I gathered up the courage to make a foray into the heat. I made it a whopping 5 miles before I lost motivation (and daylight) and set up camp. Actually, camp that night was a beautiful thing as I stayed at a water cache and slept on a beach lounge chair. Living the dream, I tell you.
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