8/11/10

It was nice to get up and get moving away from probably the least scenic and most unattractive campsite we've had yet. The mornings here are becoming much cooler and it took us a while to warm up this morning. We walked through a lot of brushy trail, dodging poison oak. Chris remained on poison oak patrol and pointed out each time he spotted it. We took a morning break with an outrageous view of Mt. Shasta in the distance. Clouds surrounded her peak and it most certainly didn't look real. I can't wait to get even closer. We stopped and took some crazy pictures of some dandelions, because they are as big as my fists and it's nearly impossible to blow off the seeds. Very unlike the small, fragile ones back home. We had lunch at Moosehead Springs, which we intended on being less than an hour, but was the full hour as usual. We ealked on ridges throughout the entire day, which continued to be taken over by much brush. I took my time and tried to save my legs from becoming more scratched up, as Chris smashed through it like a wild jungle man. We were nearly frightened to death as two jets soared just above the trees over us. Talk about loud and breathtaking! I came close to jumping in the bushes as I covered my head and ducked! I did a lot of thinking about the remainder of our hiking trip and plans afterwards. Listened to some music to pass some time, which really got me craving a live show! Chris cracked me up today as we passed a seedy pile of bear evidence as he said, "I would just love to watch a bear poop. You know it'd be funny because they probably poop like a dog.". Haha!! It was a good but long day! We hadn't came upon a camping spot in miles due to all of the ridgewalking, so we had to create our own. -KB