July 1st – Clark Spring

Smoke from the near by fires is getting close. Was just visible from behind Mt Shasta earlier in the day.

Derek came up to check is out. It obviously used to humans. It likely looking for salt.

June 30th – Burney Falls

Mark the “Jooper” is joining me for a section. He is a long time friend from Richland, WA. Knew me when I was still a teenager. We raced bikes together over the years. He transitioned to hiking long before I did from the bike. In 2014 he attempted a through hike of the PCT and stopped due to injury.

While the upcoming section to I-5/Mt Shasta is fairly “calm” the heat is greatly increasing the difficulty and risk. Previous days getting here was +100° it is forecasted for high 90°s. Water sources are pretty good. Think there is only one +10 miles water carry.