Feel pretty good after a good nights sleep and get started hiking about 5:30. At about 7 I come across some huckleberries on the side of the trail. It is the first time I have noticed any and I stop frequently and pick a handful to eat. Sadly they only last for about 1/2 mile and then disappear it. I keep looking and hoping but there are none to be found.

At about 9:30 I come to Spinola Creek which seems to be an outlet from nearby Deep Lake. It is not very deep. I figure I have no chance of actually making it across without getting my feet wet but I do manage to walk across on those rocks.

At about 12 noon I can hear the results of melting snow again. 2 streams roaring down the mountain.

A little later I come to Peggys Pond. This is apparently a very popular site for PCT’ers and locals to spend some time. It does look very inviting.

At about 2pm I stop and take 3 pictures of the scenery around me. Just a little different view from the same spot. Around this time I meet a couple that is doing the PCT from north to south. The guy is named “Fly” and the girl is “Buffy the tick slayer”. The are fun to talk with and it turns out they have also done the AT. They also mention that the approach trail is very difficult.

Again I stop at around 3pm. Reasonable good campsite even though it is by a dry creek bed and a scene of utter destruction. It almost appears a landslide has occurred here. Perhaps an avalanche. Trees strewn all over the place. 10 mile day.