Bridgeport - Sonora Pass 7/17/10 0.4 miles

What a day. we got to sleep in until check out. Kristi got news from her Mom tat she would be getting out of the hospital soon and needed no dialysis. WE were so relieved! Went to the library to finish up our blog and to do a little budgeting. Finished up there and went to Pop's one last time. WE sat and made some final phone calls. We got ice cream before we started hitching and sat in the heat for about 45 minutes. Again, a guy came from the wrong direction, stopped and said he would be back in five minutes to pick us up. Sweet! He came back, he had to stop and pick up some of his favorite beer. HE had been skiing on Sonora Pass earlier in the day. Super nice guy, Mike. He had worked for the forest service for 20 years, so we had tons to talk about. We got to the trail and he gave us a couple beers and his card. He wished us luck and told us to call if we needed anything. Met a day hiker, Andrew while we drank our beers before we got started. He gave us some great advice. WE finally got started hiking at about 4:30pm. We got about .2 miles and saw a sign that said "BBQ" made from rocks and an arrow pointing towards the campground. Wow! We just came from town, had a great ride and not this! Lisa Freathy, from Napa, was doing trail magic. She was planning to hike next year. Here's the list of food she had for everyone today: hotdogs, burgers, chips, guacamole, salad, five types of great cheeses, coolers of beer, case of great wine, basket of fruit and the biggest box of doughnuts ever! WE hung out there till dark and had tons of fun. Got a little buzz and a whole lot of full on food, again. WE met some new hikers, Brazil Nut, Foxtrot, Little Bit and Kiwi. We decided we had to get out of there or we would never leave. They were cooking breakfast in the morning too. WE walked .2 more more to resist the temptations of breakfast. We drank our to go cups of wine as we watched the sunset. We had a great day, not much hiking but alot of good, people, good news and good times. -CM