4/10 – Day 3 – Mount Laguna
Lucy and I parted way from Derek and started the 15 mile, 90% uphill, 4000 foot climb to Mt. Laguna. She kicked my butt and led the entire way up the mountain.
Lucy had a cool app on her phone and knew that the Mt. Laguna store was open until 5 pm. We walked up to the store at 4:45 and they were taking the flags down. We asked if they were still open; they said “no sorry we’re closed”. We were wretchedly disappointed. In our exhausted state, we didn’t realize they were jerking our chain. The store owner was a real joker; we were just so tired it took us a moment to catch on to his humor. We bought some supplies. Lucy got a 12-pack of beer. We planned to go stay at the Burnt Rancheria campground – another mile on. The store guy told us it was closed, but he approved of our plan anyway. While re-hydrating on the steps of the store, we saw a sign “Cabins” so I decided to pay the $60 to rent a cabin. I stayed with Lucy in the cabin, with nice hot showers, and after she drank beers she stopped talking for the first time (not that I minded her talking). It was great to have a cabin and the good company of Lucy. At around 6000 feet, it was pretty cold.
Cecil ? Andrew
Here is a link to Lucy Sue’s blog about this day:
http://soundandfuryontrail.blogspot.com/2013/04/lake-moreno-to-mt-laguna-april-9th-10th.html