Day 4, 17 miles (felt like 20)
Waking up to sunshine
Back on the trail at 8:15am. Hiked for 8 miles to the next water source. A spigot, a pipe coming out of the dry earth. Water must be treated, so we use our Sawyer filter. We chat with other hikers who tell us that the Warner Springs store, my next place to buy food resupplies, is closed indefinitely. Information travels on the trail grapevine. Paul calls the Warner Springs post office to confirm this news. We hiked another 9 miles and hitched into the town of Julian.
My hips are sore and aching.
I have sun burned legs.
Good news, no blisters!
Brave Korean man who picked up 3 stinky hikers and wanted a photo with us. German hiker, Frank, and Paul.
The 1st car to drive by gave us a ride. He was excited to meet us and was kind to drive us 12 miles out of his way. He told us his Starbucks name is Elliot.
trail whispering - moonshadow 
You lost me at “stinky”….
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Haha Deb! I took a long hot shower while in the town of Julian. I got out and dried off with a towel then decided it wasn’t good enough so got back in the shower and did it again.
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We know Julian well – great place for pies!
Wonderful photos.
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Yes, Julian was a cute town. Must go back one day.
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Yay at last u have sunshine when wake up and meeting nice people. Good job with all the photos. It’s we’d today, missing u both.
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Thx Amy.
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Here’s to unexpected blessings.
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Yes I’ll have to be flexible. Things happen, but there is goodness everywhere.
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Hi Sally,
There you are, making it happen. You’re doing so well! I am delighted to be following your progress. We had a meeting tonight for our WCT trip with the girls and I told them all some of your expert tips. They keep wanting to bring wine and lip gloss…
Whatever happens, you can handle it.
Peace and strength,
xx Tara
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Thx Tara! Take wine and lip gloss. Cheers and have fun on the WCT. I want to hear all about it.
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Loving the photos and your blog Sally!
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It’s so beautiful here. You would get some great shots with your photo skills. I am just using an iPhone. A camera would weigh too much. Glad you like my blog!
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