Walking in the Mist

c) Andrew Carter, 2021

At the start of my last day on the trail before I getting off for a break to come home, I was camped on a ridge top above the I-15 at Cajon Pass. When I awoke, I found myself in a fog bank. Here are photos from that day, walking in the mist.

The fog at its worst.
NOBO’s emerging from the mist.
For a while, the trail passed through SoCal Edison long-distance transmission lines.
A safety note left by our friends at SoCal Edison?
Railroad super highway. Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific rail lines running next to each other. What if they built two railroads and no one came? Actually, there is significant rail traffic through the Cajon Pass. To the west, both rail lines lead to the Port of LA and the Port of Long Beach. In the opposite direction, both lines lead north to the Central Valley and beyond and east to the rest of the US.
Color in the fog — Example A
Color in the fog — Example B
Color in the fog — Example C
Color in the fog — Example D
No explanation. Perhaps the Wicked Witch of the West melted in the mist.
Yours truly …
… and his dirty feet.
Yes, it is.

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Andrew Carter

I just completed a multi-year thru hike (MYTH) of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It took three years. I hiked 1840 miles in 2021, 733 miles in 2022, and 122 miles in 2023. The only reason I had to hike in 2023 was a wildfire closure at the north end of the PCT in 2022. During the past two years, I've also thru hiked other, shorter US trails. I hiked the Benton MacKaye Trail (GA, NC, TN) and the Tuscarora Trail (VA, WV, MD, PA) in 2022 plus the Ozark Highlands Trail (AR) in 2023. I hope to hike the Long Trail (VT) next year and the Colorado Trail at some point in the future. Please note, all content on this site is copyright.

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