{"id":2295,"date":"2018-04-11T22:34:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T22:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minorcoursecorrection.com\/?p=2295"},"modified":"2026-05-25T00:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T00:15:49","slug":"day-6-a-return-to-civilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/11\/day-6-a-return-to-civilization\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 6: A Return to Civilization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Started: <\/b>Camp Site (64.0)
Ended: <\/b>Scissors Crossing (77.0)
Total: <\/b>13.0 miles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our goal today again was to get up early to put up some miles before the heat. The sooner we complete 13 miles, we reach Scissors Crossing and can hitch into the cool town of Julian. In Julian, there is good food, beer, a shower and laundry! Plus, all PCT hikers get a free slice of pie! I was packed and on trail by 5:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m glad that I left early, because the trail started to scorch by nine. By eleven, all climbs were at my peril. I found some relief in a little next of grass under two bushes. Although the bushes were all spiky, it turned the wind into a wonderful sweat drying breeze! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had to stay on guard through most of the hike, because the path was very thin, and it was a long way down if I made a misstep! Occasionally, I would run into obstacles like rocks or thorny bushes that required me to lean over the edge. This is not a hike for someone who is afraid of heights!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that we are in the middle of a 25 mile no water carry. I was down to just one liter with five miles to go. Fortunately, those last miles were on flat ground. It was hellishly hot, but my pack was light, so with some good tunes I powered through at full speed. There was no sense leaving anything in the tank for later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the Scissors Crossing bridge, there is a water cache that was considered the only reliable cache on the entire PCT. I was completely out of water and quite parched, so I consumed a liter in record time. I didn’t want to drink too much. Some hikers depend on this water as they are skipping Julian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fishtank and Brian hitched. I called for a Lyft, while waiting with to older hikers, M&M and Two Soles. These two hikers absolutely rock. Slow and steady, they do not stop. While we waited, Ghost, a famous trail angel, came by and picked us up. He refused money for gas and we received a guided tour of the little town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In town I checked into the Julian Gold Rush Hotel. I am staying in the General Grant room. It is a bit more expensive, but they do your laundry. For $60, I have clean clothes, a clean body and a full stomach. After six days in the desert without a shower, the little bottle of shampoo was not enough to clean my short hair. I was that disgusting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I supported Carmen’s, a hiker friendly restaurant that will be closing soon while waiting for my laundry. Until it was done, I cruised around town wearing my just my laundry shorts, outer shell and shoes with no socks. I am truly living the hiker lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in clean clothes, Brian and I had a couple of beers at the local brew pub, followed by some Italian for dinner. I think hiker hunger is beginning to kick in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan tomorrow is to take one more wonderful shower, eat breakfast, buy lunch, snacks and some breakfast bars for two days, and leave for the trail by noon. I still have two dinners left. We have another long stretch with little water. Warner Springs is 32 miles away where I’ll pick up a box for the next five days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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