Day 60- June 18th

Being able to sleep in is soooooo nice! Right after we woke up we walked over to the general store to catch a ride over to The Grumpy Bear for some breakfast. It's 2.7 miles from the store, and someone drives a truck back and forth from there often to shuttle hikers to and fro.

Right when we got in we ordered the "All you can eat" pancake special. This is a funny name for it because the pancake is the biggest thing you've ever seen in your life! The special also comes with two eggs, some bacon, and potatoes. 

As many other hikers around barely picked through their plates, I got down to business. Yep, all gone :)

I even had a tiny bit of Claire's and then I could take no more.. We paid up and took the next truck shuttle back to the store so we could pack up our tent and bags. 

The day became so hot that we decided to wait until the afternoon to head out again. We charged our phones and chatted with our trail friends. 

Right to Left: BJ, Metro, and someone who we really don't know.. 

At about 1:30pm, we were somehow hungry again!! Where does all this food go?! Justin, (the drummer at John's get-together last night), was hard at work grilling up some awesome things. He asked us if we were hungry and said he'd make us something special for free!

Man oh man were we so happy that we decided to go to John's yesterday! This is what Justin cooked up for us:

This monster was twice as big as the $10 double cheeseburgers that they have for sale there!

We hung out on the porch and socialized for hours. Claire did a sweet French braid! 

Finally, it was about time to go. With our packs full to the very brim with the added bear cans and 9 days of food each, my pack weighed in at 45 pounds and Claire's 41!! This is the heaviest they've ever been.

Big pack! But still smiling :)

Soon we crossed into the South Sierra wilderness! How exciting!! We're finally here!

Leaving the desert and entering the mountains! 

Today we hiked just 5.2 miles from the store and camped near a nice river. Tomorrow we'll filter 1 liter of water instead of 3 or 4 or 5, (Hallelujah!), and then a brand new adventure awaits us!!

-Thanks for reading!