End of airport hell

(Dr Bug) Rescue from airport hell came in the form of brother Tim sitting patiently in the baggage claim area in Ontario CA. He took us back to his house, with a warm welcome, a soft bed and perfectly cooked steak dinner.

This morning it was fresh mangos and apple/pear/orange juice fresh from the juicer.

Around 11am Tim drove us up to Idlywild to meet our ride to Lake Morena. We got a lift from a 2006 thru-hiker named Trawler from Truckee, CA. This weekend is a traditional gathering of past and present thru hikers. Enroute to lake morena we drove through some of the first areas we will be hiking through. Trawler shared his memories and experiences from last year. He also stopped to pick up another hiker,Out of Order. He is hiking with all borrowed gear. His was lost by USAir when he flew from th east.

The terraine at Lake Marina is much greener and the plants more diverse than we were expecting. Some of the plants we're seeing are Mesquite, sage brush, poppies and a type of oak we ae not familiar with. Tomorrow we will get a ride to Campo for the start of our hike. Lake Morena is 20 miles from the southwestern terminous of the trail.

Tim dropped us

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