Lone Pine California

Well, turns out the hype from Kennedy Meadows was waaay blown out of proportion... I did the 44 miles into the high sierra and out trail pass to Lone Pine in two beautiful days - no snow, no rain - just some good climbing and fun walking. It did get down to -3 celcius, but I stayed warm and happy. There is a cheap hostel full of hikers here, so I hitched in and spent last night here to get some gear and get my food drop from the post office. I bought some new shoes, but I think I'll bring them in and try different sizes today. It's hard to know what to buy when your feet are swollen from a 24 mile day in the mountains... I'm don't think my feet are more 'normal' today though... Probably won't be a normal for a few months... I'll enter the real mountains later today or tomorrow and climb 14500 foot whitney wednesday probably. No snow up to 10700 feet so far, but there will be on the passes for the next week now. Whoohoo! Internet will be n/a for while now - hope you all are well!