I say "sort of" because the sun is rising much later. Last night I told the fellow hikers I was camping with "ok guys, I'll get up at 5am". If you've been hiking with me, you'll know that I've been saying this since the Sierras. I never get up at 5am. I haven't since the desert but last night was special. We had setup camp about nine miles from a youth camp run by Seventh Day Adventists. Breakfast was on my mind. Although they are vegetarians, I could probably still get an omlet or cereal.
I stressed all night about getting sleep and thinking about eggs that I hardly slept. Much like a child waiting for Christmas morning. For thirty minutes, I watched the walls of my tent breath before my alarm went off.
Five O'clock finally rolled around and I was on trail forty five minutes later. The sun wasn't up until about 630. Sunrise is probably six but with the mountains in the way, it took a bit longer for the sunshine to hit me. I forgot how late the sun rises in this part of America. In Japan, it was always super early in the summer. The sun was up by five or even earlier. I remember walking around at 430 one morning with enough light to see.
Geez, long tangent. The staff were absent at the youth camp and no omelets were available.
Anyhow, here I am with about ten miles until I hit 2,000. I'll be passing that mark in a few hours.
Until next time!
-Jerry
