Freddy as usual was up first but the rest of us rose later at roughly the same time. The wind was much reduced and there was no more snow falling.

It was a quick and easy walk down to Walker Pass where we quickly got a hitch into Ridgecrest, a small town in the desert of about 25000 people, probably the biggest settlement I’d been in since San Diego.

The eat-as-much-as-you-like Chinese buffet was very welcome, and we got a cheap room at the Motel 6 for a couple of nights. I need to fix my sleeping pad before I go mad….