Day 48 – Tuesday, July 11

Bishop, Calif.
Zero Day

We decided to take a zero day today to let our bodies recover and to give the snow on the high passes another day to melt before we continued. Stephen got up early and did all our laundry at Sierra Suds coin-op laundry around the corner.

We both bought new shoes at one of the outfitters in town.

Bishop isn't a big town, but it's the biggest town for many, many miles in every direction so it feels bigger than its population. It's the closest town to a lot of popular climbing routes, so there are several gear stores in town, including a used gear exchange that's awesome.

We bought a new water filter to replace our gravity filter that had slowed down to the point of being unusable. Stephen also bought a new sleeping pad, an inflatable rather than the folding z-lite he had been using.

We saw lots of hikers we've seen before in town, including Papa Bear, Caboose, Woodchuck and Rooster, Moe and Toe, Shade Baby and others. We enjoyed dinner at the brewery in town and fell asleep full and happy.