out of Tehachapi and into the night

Day 33 ~ miles 558.5 - 570

We had a restful and productive visit in Tehachapi.  The bed was one of the most comfortable I've ever slept in (I'm sure that has nothing to do with the circumstances).  We accomplished all of our chores and ate some delicious pork barbecue.  One hundred and forty miles stand between Tehachapi and our next stop, Kennedy Meadows; that's about 7 days of food that we overloaded our packs with --  that's a lot of food to carry!  Additionally, upon hitting the trail, the next nearly 45 miles are waterless, so we needed to carry a lot of water!  We got a ride back to the trail at around 5pm, carrying our heaviest loads to date. 

We strategized to leave in the evening to minimize water consumption.   We hiked out and through thousands more turbines and blasting wind.  As the sky begin to darken, we met up with Midway.  We ate a snack, donned our headlamps, and headed up the mountain into the darkening night and brutal wind. 

We hiked well past our bedtime, past 10:00, and finally decided to call it a night.  We did our best to tuck ourselves away from the wind, nestled in the trees and shrubs of the mountain side.  Morning will come soon!