Julian Resupply

c) Andrew Carter, 2021

After hiking 10 miles today, I hitched into the tourist town of Julian in rural San Diego County to resupply.

What a delightful little town! It began its existence, believe it or not, as a gold rush town in 1870.

The downtown consists almost entirely of historic structures.

Not the place I’m staying
There are other hiker welcoming signs around town. Julian is 80 trail miles from the Mexican border (5 to 7 days) and the first resupply for many NOBO hikers.
Frary House
Old-fashion lunch counter in the former Levi-Marks Store
Not sure if the town hall is actually historic. It could be. Sometimes when you fix an old building up, it’s hard to tell.
Definitely not historic, but nicely trying to fit in.

From some of the pictures above, you may have picked up on the apple theme in Julian. There are apple orchards nearby. There are lots of places in town to get apple pie and apple cider. That includes Mom’s Apple Pie, which not only gives hikers a free slice of pie, but also throws in the “a la mode” and coffee for free as well. Can’t beat that, and I love apple pie.

The apple crumple pie was excellent.

In addition, Jack’s Deli has a half price hiker sandwich special at lunch. I ate there first before going to Mom’s.

There are quite a few small museums in Julian.

Inside the Grosskopf House
In addition to this visitor center, there is a wolf reserve (zoo) outside of town.

And here’s my room at the Oak Hill Inn.

I definitely enjoyed my stay in Julian. The best “trail town” yet.

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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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  2. You make me want to visit (without the hiking). You must be feeling in great shape by now. Do you feel stronger and have you lost weight?

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    1. I’ve been blown away by how beautiful rural San Diego County is. I never knew. (Note, SD County is huge.) Yes, I’ve lost weight. I lost 10 pounds in the first three weeks. I’ve lost more since. Will find out how much in a few days when I’m home again. Aerobicly, I’m in great shape. But this old body is breaking down a bit. My lower back/button has been bothering me for several days. A result of the weight of my pack on the hip belt. Also, my left knee (the one that I injured in high school and was operated on a few years back) has a very minor twinge. My hope that a week’s rest will be just what the doctor ordered. Nonetheless, a worry. 2000 milescstill to go.

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