Day 10
Blackwood creek to Middle Velma Lake - another 15 mile day.
"My feet are too old for this abuse". And this time it wasn't me saying that, it was Tony. When I told him that "I know how you feel", I wasn't just saying it! By the time we hit Richardson Lake at about lunchtime, his feet hurt enough that we decided to take on extra water, in case we felt like stopping before reaching the Velma Lakes. Then, we lost track of the trail getting out of Richardson Lake, and took a parallel, but obviously the wrong trail, for a while. Nothing too bad, but a little bushwacking, and some good educated guesses, and we were back where we were supposed to be.
All the creeks on this section had dried up a long time ago, not even puddles left. But hey, at least there weren't any mosquitos!
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| Richardson Lake (not on the correct trail, though!) |
This section has lots of stretches where you are in forest, with less views than many other sections. It makes for easy hiking, due to the shade, and the relatively easy terrain. There are some great views though, from ridges that look out over the Western part of Desolation Wilderness. It was strange to not see Lake Tahoe for such a long stretch on this side of the hike.
Started to run into several Pacific Crest Trail hikers. Almost all were hiking solo, and many were doing segments from Yosemite, up to Sierra City, or on to the Lassen area. I hope we don't look as tired as they look!
We pushed through, ok, Tony had more on his mind than I did, but we made it to Middle Velma Lake. Very strange to have other campers within earshot of us, after seeing so few people the last two days.
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| Lost, looking for the TRT, but not worried. |
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| Back on the trail. Wasted less than 30 minutes, though. |
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| Looking South, from northern end of Desolation Wilderness |
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| Middle Velma Lake |
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| Camp, at Middle Velma Lake |
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| Sunset at Middle Velma Lake |
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