I woke up (so I guess I did get some sleep) but forced myself to stay into sleeping bag until there was some light. I was hoping the wind would die down but it did not. Finally decided I might as well get going. Got up, put on my warm hat (SmartWool Balaclava) which covers the whole face, some gloves, and a 4th layer on my upper body (my rain coat). Thus armed, the wind did not bother me and I started hiking the last 7.93 miles. The walk on rock continues. There is actually snow up here!! Two places where I have to walk through some snow banks but only for about 10 steps each time. I am surprised at this point there is still snow on the trail. BUT there are also some new wild flowers.

So I made it to Sonora Pass and Hwy 108 at about 10:30 and Lenora was not far behind. Great to see her drive up. We were not able to make it to Church. Arrived back in Bridgeport a little too late. I got cleaned up, we went to lunch where I ate a lot of food, back to the motel for a couple hours of sleep, packed up the car and the cats, and drove to Escondido. Arrived home just past midnight and went directly to bed. Tomorrow is the doctor’s appointment and I hope to figure out what is going on.