…for the mid-day climb up a steep cliff in full sun. But first, a sunrise to wake up to.

Flowering Chaparral Yucca, a plant that I’d see a LOT of during my time in the desert.

About thta steep cliff I mentioned? Here is is. The first steep climb of many, many more to come. 😀

Lake Morena comes into view.

Mile 7.5 to 18.9 – 11.4 miles total hiked on PCT

Increased to hiking over 11 miles today, but didn’t quite make it to Lake Morena as I had hoped.

Nice view of it for the second evening on the trail, though.