Our 21st day on the Pacific Crest Trail. We hitchiked from our hotel room down SR-38 to the point at which we left the PCT a few days prior, then hiked on to the SR-18 crossing. —- May 9th Start mile: near mile 251, a dirt road which leads to SR-38 directly across from LA County D.O.E.’s “Blue Sky Meadow”

Our 22nd day on the Pacific Crest Trail. We hiked from the PCT crossing with SR-18 to Van Dusen Canyon Road, where we were picked up by Rick’s mom (to celebrate Mother’s Day in Big Bear). —- May 10th Start location: About a mile before the PCT intersection with SR-18– roughly at mile 265. End location: Van Dusen Canyon Road,

Our 24th day on the Pacific Crest Trail. We descended Deep Creek, and passed a hot spring fed wading area frequented by locals —- May 12, 2015 Start location: mile 292, at a campsite between a jeep road (3N16) and a large creek (Holcomb Creek) End location: mile 310,  just north of a rainbow painted bridge over Deep Creek, lat/lon:

Our 23rd day on the Pacific Crest Trail. We left our hotel via a ride from trail angel Mountain Mama. We resumed hiking at Van Dusen Canyon road. — May 11th, 2015 Start location: Van Dusen Canyon road, mile 275 End location: mile 292, at a campsite between a jeep road (3N16) and a large creek (Holcomb Creek) We woke