Day 8 and 9: First zeros on trail

A “zero” is a day where you hike zero miles. I did two zeros in Julian to try and cure my cold.

Day 8

The first zero was all about sleeping in, enjoying the luxuries of a hotel, exploring Julian, laundry, swapping out gear, buying new gear, sending things to Illahee, and more eating. ,

Day 9

My hiking buddy “Fish Head“ left early Friday morning, but I stayed to recover. I found a wonderful couple that offered to host me for one night close to the trail head and they picked me up in Julian at lunch.

I took a long nap and played their arcade games, went for a walk with their dog and had an early night.