Wednesday, May 03, 2006 Destination: Warner Spring
Starting Location: San Ysidro Creek
Today’s Miles: 4.40
Trip Miles: 109.60
San Ysidro Creek (3355) to Warner Springs (3040)
Today we had a nero which is hiker language for “near zero”. A zero days means that you hike no miles that day. So because we only did a few miles it is a near zero day. We got to Warner Springs at 8:30 a.m. and they immediately got us checked in. Then we were off to breakfast where I had my first experience ordering 2 full meals and eating every bite; omelet, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, and French toast. I am hopeful my HDLs are elevated enough due to the exercise to compensate for the saturated fat load. One thing great about hiking this much is you can literally eat all you want. During breakfast a very nice and well clad golfer named Mike stopped by to ask us a few questions and express his support for the PCT. Then when we went to pay our TAB the waitress informed us that the gentleman whom we had been talking to had taken care of it. Whoever you are Mike, thank you. Warner Springs has been fantastic and there are lots of Hikers here. We spent some time with Warner Springs Monty and reconnected with T-minus who is going to join us in the morning as we head to Idyllwild. Her husband Tom is supporting her and thus will be supporting us as well for the next few days; the team work on the trail is beginning to develop. I am getting a fair amount of ribbing about taking on the trail name go-BIG but it is all in good spirit and most seem to get the parody of a soft middle-aged guy going big.
Destination: Warner Spring
Starting Location: San Ysidro Creek
Today’s Miles: 4.40
Trip Miles: 109.60
San Ysidro Creek (3355) to Warner Springs (3040)
Today we had a nero which is hiker language for “near zero”. A zero days means that you hike no miles that day. So because we only did a few miles it is a near zero day. We got to Warner Springs at 8:30 a.m. and they immediately got us checked in. Then we were off to breakfast where I had my first experience ordering 2 full meals and eating every bite; omelet, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, and French toast. I am hopeful my HDLs are elevated enough due to the exercise to compensate for the saturated fat load. One thing great about hiking this much is you can literally eat all you want. During breakfast a very nice and well clad golfer named Mike stopped by to ask us a few questions and express his support for the PCT. Then when we went to pay our TAB the waitress informed us that the gentleman whom we had been talking to had taken care of it. Whoever you are Mike, thank you. Warner Springs has been fantastic and there are lots of Hikers here. We spent some time with Warner Springs Monty and reconnected with T-minus who is going to join us in the morning as we head to Idyllwild. Her husband Tom is supporting her and thus will be supporting us as well for the next few days; the team work on the trail is beginning to develop. I am getting a fair amount of ribbing about taking on the trail name go-BIG but it is all in good spirit and most seem to get the parody of a soft middle-aged guy going big.
Robert Francisco 