PCT day 44 - mile 903 to mile 904 (Mammoth)
"Never quit on a bad day" Hiker's proverb. Yes, I hiked this one mile just for laughs, because.. Today was a town day, resupply day, a ZERO, a NERO call it whatever you like. I camped near the path leading to town of Mammoth, woke up at 6am and begun 3.5 mile ascent (up, to town.. that's sacrilegious!). I arrived too early as the first free trolley (Mammoth like Big Bear runs a system of free trolleys around town for tourists and local people throughout the year) was in two hours and the carpark was empty, so I begun walking towards the centre hoping someone will stop and give me a lift. Two miles later a car stopped driving a hiker I met few times over the last two days with trail name: Walk It Off (he's a sports doctor in Seattle, and every time his rugby student comes in with a 'serious injury' he tells them to 'walk it off' hence the name). We got dropped off in the town centre, Walk It Off offered that I could have a shower in the hotel room ...