PCT 2018 Day 3, April 25, Wednesday.
Start Burnt Ranch Campground, mile 41.5
End mile 72, a few miles to a water cache
Miles walked: 30.5
After an early start, a mountain vista appears while walking on Mount Laguna.
The trail will end up going over many of these peaks by end of day. The pathway uses a old roadbed for a while, level or slight grade descending, with views every step. A trail angel left oranges and grapefruit as a refreshing treat. 
I keep moving while others take a break from the sun. Water sources are becoming infrequent, so it seems better to press on and get closes to the next source. The mountains ahead suddenly look dry. 
Spoiler alert: they are.
In a few hours I am among them, shrubs thinning out, with grasses in between, some bare ground, and also cacti.
My cell phone is confused, and cannot connect to any tower. A similar thing happened on the CDT. Perhaps I can fix it with a wifi connection. I am hiking a long couple of days to get to the next resupply, that might have internet.