Day 60 Wednesday

5.23.2018

With the clouds still hanging around the mountains near and far, the zero in Mammoth was full of fun and laughs. This is when I feel slightly guilty for being in town and not hiking. I feel like I’m on vacation. It’s a day like today that makes you wonder what all the other people around me do for a living. Are they on vacation as well? Are they playing hooky from school or work? Or have they figured out the simpler life already? Whatever the reason, the town days to be with the locals of small towns like this are just plain fun.

We had breakfast at Mamas Kitchen Table. It was a cute little bistro with delicious pastries and breakfast items. The overindulging in town seems to be a common thread. I try to eat responsibly, but it never fails that some sort of pastry or muffin makes it into my hands. I can’t help it, I’m hungry all the time!

After breakfast we went into the Mammoth Mountaineering Supply store. I’m not sure how long we were there but there was a sale in progress. I’ll just leave it at that.

We took the free trolley over to The Village for a 2pm beer at Mammoth Brewery. We had hoped for a late lunch there but the kitchen didn’t open until 3. So we played bean bag toss while the weather was warm outside and then we went over to Gomez’s for tacos. For my tequila loving friends, they advertise over 500 different bottles. Good luck with that.

Shrink had told me he was on his way to Mammoth, so I told him where we were at so he could join in the fun with us. We ended up kidnapping him and taking him back to the lodge with us.

From there we tried out the other brewery where we played games–LCR and Farkle, two of my favorites. Dinner was pizza and pasta as we tried to put weight back on for our next days on the trail.

We stayed up a little too late talking and playing another game. We were all tucked in around 1130. The only plan for the next few days is to wait out the weather. We did have a slight celebratory cheer when we saw a few blog posts about hikers who exited the trail. It reaffirmed our decision to get out when we did. The conditions are still not great for anyone to really be in there. Hopefully we will hear some good news tomorrow.