April 15

From Big Bear Lake to mile 281. GINGER Grouse started w/ me. I hung at an early camp. Some trouble with heel pressure--over-inflated pad.
To Willow Creek, mile 305.7 I slept on a large rock, in camp too late to hang.
To Silverwood Lake, mile 328.5. First the hot springs, mile 307.7 for an hour at 7 am. Then on down the Deep Creek Canyon. Many Jimson weed.@ Met Cut It & Bipolar. Hang poss @ Cleghorn picnic area. Ranger came by to  check--very friendly.
To 357.2.
Great walk to McDonald's--I ate a burger & fries, loaded up on water. Walked with Matt from near Swarthout Canyon Rd. hammock camped with underinflated air pad on top of hammock instead of between layers--nice. POLYCRO tarp set up to effectively block wind.
April 16 Mile 357.2 to Wrightwood, mile 369.7. Late rising. Matt becomes Nominal Toast after a short conver with Mud mouth who gushed about the trail. The  Mountain  Hardware  Store to pick up food box. Bought bars and called Jean Kerry out of their book. Stayed w Jean. Intown: Tortoise, F
To Jimmy Spring Campground. A tough ascent to Mt Baden-Powell for lunch and a pretty hike to the spring and camp. Hammock camped with tarp set up before hammock. Air mattress underinflated  between layers then on top, then normally inflated on top.
To Jimmy Spring Campground. Water at the spring, then to the campground, picnic tables, outhouses, trees for hanging. Hammock camp. Boy scouts arriving about 10:30 p.m. making noises and shouting "bring me the light, awesome campsite!, etc." Noise only abated at midnight.
To mile 404. Broke camp, then to scout camp to discuss noise. Scout master exceptionally rude and threatening, "knock you on your ass." I recorded the conversation--will likely submit to Boy Scouts, CNN, PCTA.
Buckhorn Campground. Trail  Angel Ninja Tank show with beer,root beer, bananas etc.
Burkhardt Trail to Creek to fill water. Group of 15-20 hikes by, some with long knives sheathed, one with a 20" sword! We were too close to L.A.
Cowboy camped.