We got into the campground in the morning and spent the day resting and eating. That afternoon we packed our bear canisters with 9 days of food. We had thought we would get an early start but the promise of French Toast, eggs, and bacon for breakfast talked us into a later start. 

As we finally got the bear canisters loaded and everything else into our packs, only 3 tries needed, we were ready to go but Maddie got overwhelmed at the thought of a nine day slog with such a heavy pack and got pretty upset and was crying. I could clearly empathize and I got upset because she was upset. So, we're both crying and Susan is trying to pick up the pieces. We had read everyone comes to a crossroads on the PCT and this was ours. Or, at least so we thought at the time. We ultimately decided to go with Susan and take a longer break before tackling this section. She had planned to wait for us in Gilroy with our friends Greg and Diana so we decided to go there with her so we could figure out what we were doing and when.

We had a lovely time and spent the 4th of July in Gilroy. Then we drove all the way back to Horseshoe Meadows to restart and complete this section of the Sierra's which included Mt. Whitney and a large number of high passes.