Our original plan for this day (as indicated on Ovi’s detailed spreadsheet) was to remain at Red’s Meadow and take a rest day. However, neither one of us cared for the sad patch of dirt relegated to the backpackers camp, and we also realized not hiking today would mean a 15 mile all-uphill hike the next day, to the tune of 2500 feet of elevation gain. So we decided to split the difference and do around 6 miles today, and call it a nero day.
Unlike yesterday’s rather disappointing dinner, the Mule House Cafe was stocked up on breakfast items, so I tried to stuff down as much pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, and OJ as I could, knowing we’d be back to dehydrated meals again for a while. My up-and-down appetite was only so-so today, but I made the most of it before we hit the trail around 9:30 am.