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Read and Glen heading into Boulder Oaks.
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Monty filling up with water at Long Canyon Creek.
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Combination lunch break and gear drying. There had been some condensation the night before, so we took advantage of the sun to dry things out.
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Read and Glen repacking at the Mount Laguna General Store. Paul had realized he was going to be a little light on food, so he took the opportunity to resupply. Monty was plagued with leg problems and decided to save himself for the ladies by getting off the trail.
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Read and Paul staring into the deepening dusk. Paul got to experience hiking into the night, after having had dinner already at a campground in Laguna. We set up in the dark near Penny Pines.
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Read packing up after adding some water at Pioneer Mail.
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Paul crossing over an abandoned bridge. The wind was whistling, and required leaning into it to avoid falling over.
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Paul and Read looking over the dry landscape ahead.
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Paul and Read passing in front of a bank of late-season poppies.
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Glen with a prototype Murmur enjoying a splash of color in the otherwise drab landscape.
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