5/26/2017 Wrightwood 369.3 to Tentsite at 377.9

Wrightwood is a hard place to leave. Our hosts, Ken and Diana, were so kind and so was every other Wrightwood citizen we encountered. 

I woke up early around 5:30  a.m. and Sherpa was still fast asleep so I hopped in the shower and then put on my clothes. Then I browsed the internet until around 6:45.  My that time Diana was already busy with the Memorial Day yard sale.  I helped her hand some signs and move some large items.  By the time I finished Sherpa was up and we got our stuff together.  We walked down to say goodbye to Dianna and she was so sweet she even said “Are you sure you don’t want to stay another night?” 

We have been so blessed with meeting generous people every where we go.  After leaving we walked back to the hardware store to drop our packs and chat with the hikers. I really have been craving a hair cut so I called a local place called Hair in the Woods.  They had an opening at 10:30 with Cheryl. We had 30 minutes to kill and Sherpa wanted a pastry so we walked less than a block to the bakery and she walked inside.  I loitered outside for a moment and a woman came out of the adjacent salon and invited us in to a soup tasting contest for hikers. Apparently they host one every year and the soups were delicious and the women who invited us in were hilarious!

After voting for a tie between broccoli and cheese I took off for my grooming.  

I walked over a few blocks to Hair in the Woods and when I went inside a little dog named Rosie started barking at me. Immediately her owner whipped out a cow prodded looking taser and cracked it into the air.  Instantly Rosie was as docile as a sleeping baby.  My internal reaction was “holy fuck, do not mess with this woman. She will put you down!” A conversation ensued about how she does it to her teenage kids and they immediately pay attention.  It definitely got my attention! 

Cheryl came out a few minutes later and ushered me to the back room.  She began chopping away at my insane hair and beard. When I came out I looked like a new man. I gave her a hug and was on my way feeling like a million bucks.  

When I got back to where Sherpa was before, sure was gone but the Funky town group was there and they appeared shocked at the difference also. Snake Bite was talking about getting her haircut too and later Rise or Shine, I can’t remember which, chopped her hair.  
I caught up with Sherpa and we went back to the hardware store. While there we picked up a package from Lindsey and Tom. They sent us coozies!! We are so excited. Our new favorite toys! We are going to take picture of them everywhere on the trail.  We grabbed a free hotdog at the market and a beer and used them right away. 

Not long after it was time to eat again and Sherpa was craving ice cream so we started walking to the ice cream shop. On the way Peoples and Bam Bam stopped us and we invited them to join us. We got ice cream and sodas, had some good conversation, then said goodbye to end our town adventure. 

We grabbed our bags from the hardware store and hitched a ride to the trail. It was insane how quickly we got a ride. We barely got our thumb out and a generous dad and son picked us up.

The ride to the trailhead was short and we started hiking after saying hi to Totes. We had a steep climb but it was enjoyable. We also found some sodas by the side of the road from a hiker named Dirty B. That shot of caffeine gave us what we needed to get within a mile of the summit of Baden-Powell. 

The site was occupied by Energizer Bunny but we found a flat site next to her. We are dinner and quickly slipped into bed as it was getting cold. Before long we were asleep like little hiker babies.