Just lookin’ for an excuse…
The Bluebell Country Store has a provision package of mine, which I need. They also have food to eat, which I also need. I’ll spend at least one night in town.
Myself and four others are waiting for Meander’s return, so he can drive us to Stevens Pass. We are skipping 125 miles of trail due to fire closures and alerts.
Kennedy Meadows: I setup camp on the store grounds. My bad. A guard dog started barking at sunset and never stopped for a second until daylight.
Today, I reach the symbolic end of the desert at Kennedy Meadows. That’s got to be a joke. I saw cactus on the side of the trail as I was hiking this morning.
