September 20

It is difficult sometimes to leave town and Sierra City was no exception. We had excellent treatment at the store and at the Red Moose. We thanked out hosts for the time spent, and left town at 2:00 in the afternoon. This was after a day of stuffing ourselves with a good breakfast of something other than oatmeal and whatever sugary substances we could find. The post office opened at 10:00 and  I got one box, but still no box from grandpa and grandma. The postmaster said mail would arrive at 11 and we waited with anticipation, eating to pass the time. Grandma's package arrived with the new mail, and more milk was bought and some applesauce to be consumed with the ginger cookies. The cookies were baked to perfection as is always the case when grandma magic is applied. However, Louis and I had eaten so much waiting for the package that we only made it halfway through the cookies and didn't even get into the Twizzlers. I bounced the box ahead to Tuolumne (pronounced: too-wallow-me) Meadows so I could enjoy them before the High Sierras. Needless to say we were both completely stuffed leaving town and walked at a snail's pace back to the trail. We did make it 13.5 miles after digesting our food and had quite a significant climb in order to make it where we are. The weather predicted rain coming tomorrow and it is cold tonight with gusty wind blowing about.