Day 27 - Marjorie Lake to Woods Creek...

Happy Birthday Vicki!

The ladies, Janet and Vicki adorned with birthday balloons, left Marjorie Lake and headed towards Pinchot Pass, el 12,130'. A set of steep switchbacks greeted them before the final assault. On top, they met a great group of people with whom they visited for awhile. One nice gal, Shawn, shared some extra food with them.


The Birthday Girls!


Tortillas - Yum!

After crossing Pinchot, they started a long descent (-3630') to the Woods Creek area. Nana wrote in her journal, "It was a brutal downhill day".


The south side of Pinchot Pass...

The trail descended from the stark, rocky pass to the treeline where they found meadows, wildflowers, tree-lined streams and heavily forested areas.


John Muir Trail, southbound...

At Woods Creek, they crossed an impressive suspension bridge - "The Golden Gate of the Sierra" - which leads to the campsites on the other side.


Janet, Vicki and Nana at the Woods Creek Bridge...


Another view...

They made their camp for the evening on the south side of the bridge, along the creek. At the camp, there were a group of "bear boxes", food storage lockers. Often, hikers will leave "surplus" food in the lockers for others to enjoy.

The girls took a peek and found some Tofu and some Lime Jello mix. They decided to add the Tofu to their dinner for extra protein. "Big Mistake", Nana writes in her journal. I guess it was really bad. But, they washed it down with the Lime Jello "soup" so at least they were able to get rid of most of the taste...