Today we were heading back to the trail. In the morning I spent some time blogging and catching up on internet chores. Soon we were all packed and ready to start bussing our way to town. On the way out we all got lunch and then hopped on the bus to the Mammoth Resort.
At the resort we needed to change busses and found ourselves in a long line. It’s amazing how many people still enjoy the resort in the off-season. When the buss had filled they yelled out they had only 4 more spots. The crowd unanimously told us to skip ahead and we made it on the first bus with little to no wait.
The road up was long and full of sharp turns. We tried not to get sick while we listened to facts about the area from the bus driver.
We arrived a short time later at Red’s Meadow and began our hike again. The path was sandy and full of horse poop from the ranch. It also soon passed through a burnout area and so it was hot but the clouds rolled in and covered the sun. Before long we were walking in the rain and got separated from 2.Toe and Yote.
Eventually we got tired of the cold rain and we set up camp just before the Duck Lake outlet and junction. We had to eat in the tent to stay dry and we used our excellent teamwork to get in as quickly as possible.
Dinner was calming and after we brushed out teeth and swallowed the toothpaste, to avoid leaving the tent, we fell asleep like little hiker babies.
