Day 67 on the PCT started with a sleep in in my motel room in Burney, and it occurred to me that one of the best luxuries of being in town, maybe even better than clean sheets or a soft mattress, is window curtains. It’s nice to pretend the night lasts a little longer than it does.
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Well, I eventually hit the trail late in the morning and made my way to Burney Falls State Park to check out the falls, which were very beautiful, and eat some ice cream from the general store. With all these side trips I’ve been making to local attractions in the last few days, I’ve felt less like a thruhiker and more like any other tourist, just on foot. But being around huge numbers of tourists, which there were at Burney Falls, continues to make me feel out of place, so I didn’t hang around long.
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The afternoon and evening took me through some peaceful forests that reminded me of the rainforest around Vancouver, so I felt comfortable. I even walked for a few hours with a hiker from Vancouver, and it was nice to chat about hometown stuff. I also bumped into a hiker named Max that I hadn’t seen in about 1000 miles, and it was fun to hear stories about our mutual friends. I hiked all the way until sunset since I started so late in the morning.
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Miles 1411-1442, July 15