Here the PCT leaves Sequoia National Forest into Inyo National Forest, but still in the Southern Sierra Wilderness.
June 4, Weds., around 11am. - arrived at Kennedy Meadows General Store just down from the campground. N 36 deg 01.136, W 118 deg 07.403. I called Shirley from the pay phone as she was just getting ready to turn onto the road that would bring her to the campground. Little did we know that it would be a frightening experience for her. The road, Nine Mile Canyon, was very steep, elevation 5,000+, narrow and curvy. She was in tears when she pulled into the parking lot. After she settled down, she brought out a big bag of sliced watermelon which we shared with all the hikers. We spent the night in my tent and planned out our next meeting place. We spent the night in my tent. Getting up around 5 am I packed up and we said goodbye until Friday when we would meet at Horseshoe Meadows Campground, out of Lone Pine, CA.
I thought you would like to know that not only are the views during the day remarkable, but the nights are beyond description. In the Smoky Mountains and on the Appalachian Trail, I am used to looking up at the sky through the trees. Here the view is not blocked by the trees and you feel like you could just reach up and touch the stars. There are millions of them so vast across the sky. You can see the Milky Way and the planets like you've never seen before. What a beautiful experience.
Keep hiking,
Greybeard
