Mornin! We’re heading through flatland desert once again, tromping towards the interstate. Ah, Walkin’ Jim caught up with us. There was a water fountain and a huge pipe where there used to be Snow Creek. We were ah, resting and getting our fill at the water fountain and Walkin Jim came up. We found out…

Ok, it’s friday morning now. (pete cackles) I think uh (laugh) as far as I can remember, who knows? (laugh) But ah, we just met another trail hiker named Walkin Jim. And he’s a super friendly guy. Had some good stories about the earlier part of the trip. And I didn’t get on tape cause…

We’re back on the trail! I guess this would be thursday morning. And the leg seems to be doing just fine. As long as I take care of it I think I’m gonna be able to go all day today. So ah, today could easily be the ah, the best day so far on the…

Its wednesday, still pretty early, and we’re taking an early lunch because on the way up this hill (we’re climbing up the San Jacinto mountains now, things are starting to get really pretty) on the way up this hill I started noticing a little bit of ah, pain in my outer right leg. Which got…

This sound: (burbling water). Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Water. This little tricklet of water managed to turn two complete trail zombies, on the morning of Tuesday April 23rd, into robust trail bound…. whatever we are now. (laugh) Walking machines. And we were just commenting how funny it is that our trip seems to be peppered with so many…

It’s now monday. I was ahead of myself when, I found out, when we got to the post office in Warner Springs where I thought it was monday and it was closed. So ah, we’re climbin’ up into the San Jacinto mountains. And ah, they feel a lot more like home to me than the…

K, first entry on the second tape. This is, I’m recording this at the faster speed, 2.4, to see if the quality comes out any better. It’s Monday morning, and we’re walkin through a bunch of gorgeous meadows and trees. Pete: Big contrast Dylan: Big contrast to tommorow. Pete: Did you get that? Dylan: No…