PCT 2018 Day 31, May 23, Wednesday.
Start mile 705.3, campsite near south fork of Kern River
End mile 730.8, campsite at Death Canyon Creek
Miles walked: 25.5
Starting at elevation 6.2k, the path climbs to 10.5k, before descending to 9k to camp. The trail today has good controlled slope, so climbing is not any harder than it needs to be, and the temperature is pleasant, sunny skies, low wind. Climbing to Beck Meadow, one can see snow-kissed mountains in the distance. 
Climbing higher, snow covered mountains grow nearer. 
In old-growth forest, some wide white sandy patches appear near the destination campsite. 
One full month on the PCT!
Milkshake (Missouri), from the day of angel treats, arrives and finds her friends, including Dirt and Applejack, and we all hold court at Grumpy’s bar. 
Much conversation and laughter occur. Although the free tent sites by the restaurant was fine for one night, once my 24 hours of paid wifi was finished, I decided to move to the quieter Kennedy Meadows Campground on trail, for a strong start in the morning. Sean (former police officer) and I take the shuttle to the trailhead. At the campground, we discover that Kennedy Meadows Store now runs the campground, and that we were supposed to have paid for our sites at the store, a couple of miles back. We hike a couple of miles further and set up camp near the sound of the river.
