Water Drama

One last little treat from the desert.

We woke up yesterday morning amongst big trees and under the shade of a forrested area. It almost lends itself to make you believe that you're almost in the Sierras, but we know better by now. Soon we were walking in less shade, and then no shade, and then the return of the sandy trail and rock. Back to desert. Dang. It got hot and we were getting low on water. There's a water cache at mile 616 which is where we intended to make it, but with water caches, you never really know. The same lady does the water caches at 616 and 631. Without her, there would be no quality on-trail water between 602 and 644! Not cool in the desert!

So anyways, after lunch and my obligatory nap, we made it to the cache around 4PM. GLORIOUS! Water, plenty of it. Lots of gallon jugs all in a pile, connected by a rope through the handles. It can make pouring awkward, and any spillage is devastating, but you do your best and just make it work. After filling up, we joined the other hikers that were hanging out up under a Joshua tree. There were 13 of us in total; Virgo, Dazzle, Flatlander, June, Taka, Trip, House, RoboKnee, Sea Hag, Voodoo, Twinkle Toes, Buffet and Mister C!