PCT day 45 - mile 904 to mile 926 (Devils Postpile)

"We are so regimented that some people are calling us The Military" Ninja, member of the Duplex Tramily.

Decent miles today, mainly going uphill. Views were great as well, I'm stopping for breaks in those picturesque spots knowing that I won't be seeing them anymore in a week's time.. It's kind of sad, on one hand mountains are kicking my butt but on the other I don't want them to end. There's something timeless and regal about those peaks, they don't give a damn about us mere mortals.

I've been walking alongside the Duplex Tramily for a couple of days now, they consist mainly of English and German hikers, so you have the mixture of German precision and English timekeeping, it sounds dreadful I know, haha. By the looks on their faces I can see that they are not enjoying themselves very much, but they stick together because 'Sierras are a difficult section and it's safer to walk here with other people', perhaps they are right I won't judge their approach but I would not be able to be a part of such an organized group, I just like to go and have a piss whenever I feel like it :)

In the morning I walked by the American national monument called "Devils Postpile" an absolutely amazing rock formation, the most heavy metal looking piece of geology I have ever seen, here's some information about it:

"Molten lava and glacial ice shaped these unusual rock columns. Basaltic lava more than 400 feet deep filled this narrow valley nearly 100 000 years ago. As the lava cooled cracks formed on the surface to release built-up tension. These cracks formed into hexagons one of nature's more efficient and stable shapes. The cracks deepened as the interior cooled to form basaltic columns. During the last ice age, about 20 000 years ago, a glacier exposed this cliff of columns and polished the top surface."

"In 1910, under US Forrest Service management, engineer Walter L. Huber received an application from mining interests to blast the formation and dam the river. Huber sparked a campaign that succeeded in blocking the application and led to a designation of Devils Postpile National Monument in 1911."

Hexagons nature most efficient shapes eh? Looks like the bees and their never expiring honey are on to something..

I set the camp few miles before (hopefully) last of the more technical passes called Donohue Pass, apparently it's still a lot of snow up there so it's better to go through it in the morning to avoid post holing.

Devils Postpile: