April 30, Day 11: Mile 148.2-155.9
Miles Hiked: 7.7 trail miles, 2 miles off trail
Gratitude of the Day: I’m thankful for quiet mornings, time for meditation, reflections and still beauty.
Woke up this morning early and beat feet the 3.5 miles to Paradise Valley Cafe, not before passing mile 150, where I had biscuits and gravy, a beer, coffee and water... seems like an appropriate hiker breakfast. Caught up with hikers I had met in Julian, the camaraderie with these hikers are wonderful. Everyone is so excited to see one another when we bunch up at locations like this.
I arrived at Paradise Valley Cafe at 8am when it opened, I ordered a water, coffee, a beer and biscuits and gravy. I sat at the table so long I ordered a burger for lunch. Then it was a nap in the shade to wait for the heat of the day.
At 3pm I walked away from the Paradise Valley Cafe completely stuff and headed back to the trail. Our little group of hikers booked and Airbnb in Idyllwild for Sunday night, so we have 2.5 days to cover 30 miles. We decided to hike another 5 miles today and then take it easy the next two days as we head up the hill and gain views.
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