LIES!

Day: 295

It started out being a single short pass up from Ruby Lake (where I was up for some sunrise pictures), then a supposed 10 miles of downhill.

Then the second pass appeared on our 3rd mile, then the third… by the fourth Mom and I stopped believing about Mikes mysterious rantings about this downhill into Devils Postpile National Monument.

After 14 miles we wandered (Mom staggered) into the campground at Devils Postpile National Monument; only to find the backpackers campground occupied by the CCC (California Conservation Corp.) and closed to us.  We shelled out another $14 for a regular spot, in which I set up my tent on the spot to park our car (which we didn’t have) because it was the flattest.

I proceeded to receive numerous mosquito bites on my forehead to go with the blisters on my toes…