Blogs, now 3 for 1

Hey there internet of things, I thought I'd make good on a blog for the last few days. We spent it in cajon pass, I believe pronounced with the j sounding like y..

The motel was pleasant enough, nothing nearby to speak of though, three gas stations with a subway, McDonald's, del taco embedded in them. Slim pickings for food but we, I, needed the break from walking to let this knee heal, and so far so good

Several times a day we alternated between the hot tub and pool, which was ice cold, I don't know how these California pools get so cold.. But it worked wonders on the inflammation

Other than that days were spent on minor hiking chores, planning our next leg, enjoying running water..the little things

We decided that the conditions for the next section were kinda perilous, and we would get a ride around the section and look to return later and complete it if the conditions improved.  The primary issue is water, or lack thereof.  The 27 miles out of cajon pass where we are is very steep, exposed, and has no water sources anymore, a previously reliable spring has run dry, leaving the next available water a 4 mile hitch into the town wrightwood after we just walked 27 miles (2 days). Then shortly after that section was a trail closure to help save an endangered frog species, requiring a lengthy road walk to get around. So we have jumped ahead more than we'd have liked but trying to make smarter choices to avoid injury and such

We will head out Friday and walk a few miles to a water source to stage the next 3.5 days of walking to get to the Acton KOA, where we'll have our next resupply box waiting for us (box 3).

So exciting, are just a few hundred more miles away from the end of the desert section, so keen to escape this climate