Idyllwild Area to Apple Valley--May 12th--May 16th: friends & indoor fun!
MRI specialists Diane and Hector celebrating the good news that Rabbit will keep hopping north!
Rabbit icing down his lucky foot in Warner Springs.
Hitching in the party van from Idyllwild back to the Palms-to-Pines Highway, van home to its owner since 1989.
Phantom's Surprise birthday cake at the Warner Springs bar.
Phantom and Good To Go celebrating Phantom's big 27th birthday in Warner Springs.
Now THIS is REAL TRAIL MAGIC!! Doodlebug, Good To Go, Phantom, Nitro, and Heinz having a little dessert at their Apple Valley residence.
Alaska Brian aka Spandex and Good To Go hanging out and doing some trip planning.
Mikey Mouse, Phantom, and Good To Go at the bar in Warner Springs yucking it up.
"The Family", Spark, Fancy, and The Kid are all smiles at the Warner Springs Ranch.
Pepper Man, ?, and Jump Back enjoying dinner in Warner Springs.
Happy crowd at the Warner Springs Ranch lounge: Debi (Ladyface), B.S., Little Foot, Psycho, and Grilled Cheese (later renamed Zing)
Bono and Nightingale so unhappy to be in town, and really missing the trail!
Good To Go in action getting some strange concoction mixed in his Platypus for the trail.
Oregon Brian (Hiker Bum) showing off his crampons for use on Fuller Ridge and the Sierras.
Now THIS is what a ZERO mile day should look like! Nitro and Doodlebug refusing to get out of bed.
Rabbit getting his "before" picture...time to shave the head and get serious about this thru-hike!
Debi (Ladyface) cutting a rug with the locals at the Warner Springs Ranch pub.
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, got my food and I'm "Good To Go"! Mikey Mouse taking it all in for his future thru-hike.