Song of the post – “Hot in the city” by Billy Idol
As stated earlier, we were hiking into several hundred plus degree days. At least on Day 1, after 9 miles of hiking, we were rewarded with Burney Falls. We hung out there a bit to cool off, and Cliff scored a Vanilla shake.
To deal with the heat we started hiking in the dark, getting on trail around 3:30am. this gave us 2-3 hours of often cold hiking. These days were a blur, really. 13 hr hiking days, mostly in the heat.
of Mount Shasta
of the PCT trail. 102 degrees
watering holes. Good place
to cool down, 103 degrees
Just a root
After 4 days of hiking in the heat, I decided to exit the trail a morning early, and got into Mt Shasta via Char Char. We met Cliff that evening.
couldn’t be happier
It’s Casper
near Castle Crag, CA