PCT 2018 Day 66, June 27, Wednesday.
Start mile 1407.3, then off-trail 0.4 miles to Burney Mountain Guest Ranch.
End mile 1432.1 exposed campsite
Miles walked: 24.8
Duke, playing next to my pack, is a six-month-old puppy.
I stop at Burney Falls state park to pick up two equipment packages mailed to me, and to enjoy snacks. Wifey, JP, Salty, Foodie, and other hikers gathered at a picnic table to rest from the heat.
A pontoon boat is on Lake Britton.
You cannot see in the photo, but a group of Lutheran ministers are standing around a charcoal grill.
Wifey and I arrive at Britton Lake Dam at the same time, and marvel that the trail shows such unexpected items each day.
After an afternoon of climbing gradually from 3k elevation to 5.5k, through some sections of overgrown trail needing a trim, I stop at group of campsites at an exposed campsite with a view of Mount Shasta, where four other hikers were already camped, including Salty and JP.
A nice PHC reference ‘Twenty four ministers, up to their smiles in water, chins up, trying to understand this experience and its deeper meaning.’ Good one.