Another day hike south - this time a shorter one. Shirley dropped me off at Highway 58 (9 miles north of the point I started on Wednesday). This section took me right through the middle of another wind farm. There are hundreds of 3-bladed turbines dotting the landscape and they are spectacular. Some of them are 140' high. The wind rips across the hill and it is very difficult to keep from being blown over. I'll add photos later. Shirley was waiting for me at Tehachapi-Willow Springs Road. We spent the night in the town of Mojave, CA.
Tomorrow is another hiking day!
Keep hiking,
Greybeard
P.S. Thanks for all the comments. It is good to hear from home.
5/30/08
DAY 33.Wed., May 28. 40 MILE DAY. TOTAL 558.3
Today, I decided to take advantage of Shirley's support. So, we planned out a day hike with me walking south instead of north. I began at 5:30 am at Tehachapi-Willow Springs Road (N35deg 07.931', W48deg 27.244'). This trek would take me along the underground Los Angeles Aqueduct and across many miles of the dry, barren Mojave Desert.
The first event of the day was walking upon a herd of sheep, a shepherd and two dogs. I thought it wise to give a wide berth between me and the sheep, especially since the dogs didn't appear to like me very much. Then I walked for miles along the aqueduct. You can hear the hum of the water below. It is quite amazing.
Everything went as scheduled until Shirley tried to meet me around 4pm. She was bringing Big Macs and cold Pepsi. However, she ended up waiting for me 5 miles north of where I was because I had hiked further south than I thought. We finally found each other and enjoyed a short lunch. I headed out on foot and she drove on the dirt road along the aqueduct to Skaggs' place to wait for me. Glad we had good cell service today.
We spent the night at HikerTown. It was a long day and my feet were talking to me in a not-so-friendly way at the end, but it was a good day overall. I met up with several northbound hikers - of course they asked me if I knew I was heading the wrong way.
Keep hiking,
Greybeard
The first event of the day was walking upon a herd of sheep, a shepherd and two dogs. I thought it wise to give a wide berth between me and the sheep, especially since the dogs didn't appear to like me very much. Then I walked for miles along the aqueduct. You can hear the hum of the water below. It is quite amazing.
Everything went as scheduled until Shirley tried to meet me around 4pm. She was bringing Big Macs and cold Pepsi. However, she ended up waiting for me 5 miles north of where I was because I had hiked further south than I thought. We finally found each other and enjoyed a short lunch. I headed out on foot and she drove on the dirt road along the aqueduct to Skaggs' place to wait for me. Glad we had good cell service today.
We spent the night at HikerTown. It was a long day and my feet were talking to me in a not-so-friendly way at the end, but it was a good day overall. I met up with several northbound hikers - of course they asked me if I knew I was heading the wrong way.
Keep hiking,
Greybeard
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