Day 62; Wed June 27 2007

(Dr Bug) Morning at Wilmer was quite cold - in the 40s. The mosquitos had vanished with the warmth. Later in the morning they returned with reinforcements. We walked for miles across lush wet meadows; for the first time I used my head net. It worked well. Most of the terrain today was flatter than normal. We walked through pine woods and bolder populated spruce forest. One pass, Dorothy Pass, was a blip compared to all others in th Sierras. STUD found a great lunch spot in the bolders, under some fur trees with enough wind to keep the mosquitos away and good shade from the sun.

The remainder of the afternoon was pleasant canyon walk. Stopped at the north fork of the Walker River to do laundry and relax. The mountains have changed character. They have become smoother, and warm green rather than the cold grey of lifeless rock. We slept on one of these mountainsides tonight over looking Kennedy Canyon.

We have not seen another human for 1 and a half days.

It is late June and spring has finally come to the Sierras. High in the mountains, for the past few days, the trail weaves between beds of small purple and blue flowers. The mountains have changed to volcanic. The rock is polverized, giving it smoother lines from a distance and allowing hardy plants to survive. We walked through a mountainside of 10 inch high plants with broad leaves and yellow flowers at days end.

We probably walked about 19 easy miles today. Tomorrow is 8 short miles to hwy 108 and a hitch to more food at Kennedy Meadows Resort.

(Stud) This is the first day we can recall that we have not encountered another person on the trail.