Waking up in the cloud was difficult. In fact, it was worse. The rain continued, the wind got worse, the sun had not broken through yet. We ate breakfast in our tent and packed everything as quickly as possible. When we got on the trail we realized we happened to be on a very steep cliff with winds of 40-50mph. It was crazy. Our packs made us human sails.
After the whole day of cold rain we finally switched sides of the mountain and the weather calmed down. We made it to our watering hole and our campsite. This would be our last known water for 30 miles.
The next day we deemed Lion King day. Unfortunately, the pictures do not do it justice. We even had some stormy clouds over a section. Needless to say, lion king quotes happened most of the morning. 
We rocked the next day pretty well. We encountered some beautiful trail magic. After hiking down the mountains and across a valley we found snacks and water under a bridge. 
This is a beautiful thing. Snacks are great and extra water is beautiful. The people who provide trail magic are beautiful.
We continued walking with a sugar rush. We went straight up and entered the San Felipe Mountains. This is a dry set of mountains. We weaved back and forth along the edge of the mountains. It becomes dizzying to go in and out of these contours but the views were beautiful.
We ended up camping in two separate sites because of the tiny camping sites these mountains provided.
Day 6:
We made 100 miles!!!!
This day we would head out to our first mail drop and our first 100 miles. It turned out to be a warm day. We passed Eagle Rock along the way. 
It just so happened to be the Sunday of Memorial Day. So... 'Mericia
We also went through a prairie with cattle. It felt like home. 
We made it. 100 miles, Warner Springs. For that we deserved a day off. And sometimes days off include hitch hiking, but that story is for another day. Tonight I rest.
Until next time :)
Shelly
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