Episode 25: Day 39-40 (and 4 days off trail)

Day 39:

I like sleeping without a rain fly on my tent, that way, I get the natural sunrise wake of cowboy camping  without the risk of creepy crawlers cuddling with me during the night.

Early in the day, I met Comador, a 2002 thru hiker who came out this year to hike the sections that were closed in ’02. I thought that was so cool! So many people say that they are going to make up the sections that they skipped, but this guy is actually doing it. Way to go Comador!

Found my hiker legs! Hiked 6 miles straight without taking a break!

My phone was out of battery, but thanks to GW, I found hikertown around 1pm. 

Im heading into town tomorrow, so I was done for the day. Only cost me $5 to camp there that night. 

Hikertown:

Silly Wabbit:

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Day 40 (and 4 days off trail):

Hung out with Chocolate Milk, Bear Claw, Whiskey Walker, and Bird all morning. They were waiting out the heat of the day, and I was waiting for my ride to Bakersfield.

So why am I going into Bakersfield for 4 days? I’m glad you asked. To celebrate the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, the anniversary of the giving of the Torah at Mt Sinai.

And after wandering in the desert for 40 days, it seemed very appropriate that I celebrate it to the fullest. 

Most graciously, Chabad of Bakersfield hosted me for the holiday. Delicious food, drink, and air conditioning were always available. 

And it gets better! Four Rabbinical students from LA were also spending the holiday in Bakersfield, so they were able to give me a ride both ways! And they were awesome to hang out with; they didn’t smell like sweat or sunscreen or anything. But in all seriousness, they were really cool guys.  

Hikertown to Chabad and back to Hikertown. Talk about culture shock.

Chabad Squad:

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No video due to low/no phone memory/storage.