Today was an important moment on our adventure. We spent the day in Bishop while we decided if we wanted to continue in the Sierra while the stream crossings are so difficult or flip up to Ashland, Oregon and hike south to give the streams time to improve. Finish the Sierra a couple weeks later then return to Ashland to hike north to the terminus.
It’s a tough mental decision because we want to push through in one direction but Sherpa in particular has really not enjoyed being terrified at every major stream crossing and because of the heat, they seem to be getting worse. We also feel confident that we could do it without major incident so it is purely an aesthetic choice.
After great pastry in the morning at Schats Bakery and an amazing burger at the brewery, we decided that we would flip. Yote and 2.Toe are also flipping so we will all figure out a plan together for cost sake. We are really excited about heading southbound, the Right way!
At the moment it looks like hitching to Reno and then renting a car from the airport seems like our best option.
Wish us luck!