Bob called this evening to say he is at Boulder Oaks Campground, which is at mile 26 on the PCT.  He met a bunch of PCT through hikers on the bus and also as he hiked the trail this afternoon.  There are also some camped at Boulder Oaks Campground.  More later....

Pictures of Boulder Oaks Campground

Bob just called.  He is at the El Cajun Transit Center in a San Diego suburb waiting for the bus to the trail.  The transportation has worked out perfectly so far, both here in Seattle and in San Diego.  Security at the airport asked him if he had a helmet in his backpack.  He told them it was his trail food - I guess that means his trail food is as hard as a helmet!  I will enjoy my stirfry tonight.

Bob left at 2:40 this morning to catch the Rapid Ride and then the lightrail out to the airport for a 7AM flight to San Diego. I offered to give him a ride but he wanted to do it all on public transportation. Probably good since I am NOT an early morning (middle of the night) person. He designed a new backpack for this hike which is super light weight and comfortable.  Here are some pictures - I was half asleep when I took them and didn't realize the flash didn't work - sorry.  I miss him already. Mary

 

Bob is leaving April 29, 2013 to do a 450 mile section of the Pacific Crest Trail from Lake Morena (near San Diego, CA) to Akton, CA.  He did this section last year, but wants to do some measuring of the trail since he suspects the data books are not accurate.  He has made his own odometer to make the measurements.  Also, he wants to try and do the section taking precautions to not encounter some of the problems he had last year - blisters, wrong turns, trying to do too many miles a day, etc.

If you want to follow his trek, I will be providing updates here on his blog. 
Mary