Up again before dawn and a little climb followed by

a short 4 mile walk to Kitchen Creek. Water filtered, feet bathed (or whole body in Freddy’s case, it was freezing mountain water…).

Not nearly as hot as day 1, but still a struggle in parts. When exposed, we’re looking at 1L of water for three miles!

Lots of lovely Manzanita trees, the odd snake and lizard, and a beautifully cool and shaded forest walk to finish the journey. It’s safe to say I’m pretty spent

Burger in Mount Laguna and a sly stealth camp in the currently close Burnt Ranchera campground.

Good little community forming in our bubble.