I am taking a mid day break at mile 64. Hiding in shade durring the hottest part of the day is an effective way of dealing with the heat. Adjusting to desert hiking is s challenge for me. I have long stretches between water sources and struggle with deciding how much to carry.
Things I have learned thus far:
- I feel strongest hiking in the late afternoon and early evening.
- it is best to stop and change my socks every hour BEFORE they feel hot and bothered.
- if you want to star hiking at sunrise, don't camp with large groups who like to sleep in and will distract you in the morning.
There is a woodpecker here that only lives in mixed evergreen and deciduous forests who puts holes in the pine trees and then fills them with acorns.
There is a person out here hiking barefoot! 
I am fascinated by these fuzzy red insects I saw all through the recent burn areas just after Mt Laguna
I am so glad you are sharing the photos. Love the one of the nuts in the woodpecker holes! Surprised you have to change socks every hour- do you carry lots and lots of socks then? or wash them all each evening?
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