After we left mom and dad, we did about 13 miles and camped with Mark, a math PhD who recently taught for 3 years at UBC. The next morning he left a little earlier than we did and we didn't see him again until the end of the day.
We're in mosquito-land by the way and Julia's legs are ravaged with bug bites.
Anyways, we try to take breaks where there is at least a slight breeze, which helps keep the bugs at bay. Sometimes it just doesn't work out though and you're eating lunch in a bug net. So oir plan was to make it to Tuolomne Meadows, but at 4:30, with 8 miles to go, we passed by Mark, and Britt and David. We stopped for the day and hung out with them. It was nice. It was right by a river and the bugs weren't bad. We were able to clean up and enjoy a dinner by a campfire. Great evening with great people.
The next morning we got out after David, but before the other two, and on our way in we ran into Patch and Lampshade and met their friend Carl, who happens to be from Quebec.
We got into Tuolumne in good time and picked up our stuff from the Post Office. OMG!! We got a box from our most special trail angel that had two brand new Exped mattresses, some cashews and some mini chocolate bars!!! I'm writing this while lying on my brand new, incredibly comfortable mattress, atop Benson Pass, and two deer just wandered past the front of the tent!! How awesome is this?!?!?!
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