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5/3/2015

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April 26: I hav e been simply amazed at how quickly the terrain changes on the PCT as the elevation goes up on down. Coming out of Lake Moreno, in a pleasant 16 mile hike, I went from desert landscape

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To shrubby chapparal and sage brush (causing everyone's nose to run and eyes to tear)

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Climbing up in elevation to greener landscape above the low lying clouds

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And into the sun

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When I finally arrived at Mt Laguna at 6000 feet, I was in a pine Forrest

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I ended up sharing cabin space with a few people I ate dinner with at the Pine House Tavern. The night before, there had been a rainstorm. Tucked into the Boulder Oaks Campground 3000 feet below, I had been cozy in my tent. Up at Laguna Mountain, the wind had blown tents down, and the rain came in sideways like Forrest Gump rain. (Or AT rain) everyone scrambled for shelter- and with the lodge's 2 night minimum policy, people were scrambling around this night to fill empty beds in the cabins. So I spent the night with Minnotaur Wolf, Spike, and Flanders.

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Snuck out early the next morning under the shade if the trees and the watchful eye of the observatory

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    Heather

    Hi, I'm Heather, AKA "Pink Lady". Welcome to my blog.  I'm so excited to share my adventures as I embark on a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.  
    While you're here, be sure to check out  the charity I'm hiking for: Devoted2Children a  great organization which funds a home for orphaned children in Haiti. 

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