5/12/22

Camping at Hot Springs tonight! Woke up and did 18 miles and got here about 2. Five different hot spring pools with the river right next to it. Amazing Spot. Chilled with NH Pete, Rizz, Dustoff, Pilot, Road Soda, Jessica, Chelsea and Dog Sugar.
Listened to HighKey and made Maize her playlist. Excited to eat, change shoes, surf, see Twan and the Lucenti’s and hand with Maize in LA.
Walked the river down the canyon for pretty much the whole day.
Blue and I had an amazing convo on the beach bank of the river at the Hot Springs. He has an elite outlook on thru hiking life. Maximizing his efficiency & effort so he can enjoy it the most. He’s done the PCT before, he was in a group for a lot of it. Now he’s hiking it just for himself. “Start when I want to, stop when I want to.” Hiking through sunset is his favorite. He read “Breath” by James Nestor. Said it changed his life. He does the nose breathing and goes 2 steps in then out for as many steps as his efforts will allow. We talked hiking with vs. without poles. Without poles forces a better gait and can breathe better.