Waking early here at Georgi and Dennis Heitman's forest home, I putter around happily, alone in the morning calm. Eliza will sleep well along into the morning, as is her wont. There are five other hikers here as well, spread out over the property, hidden behind tree trunks, around the corners of bushes and benches.
Georgi and Shade and I bustle around the kitchen, Shade boiling water, Georgi frying up the french toast, myself mixing up the orange juice. We all cram in around the picnic table and fill up on a big breakfast, washing it down with coffee and topping it off with cool slices of melon.
We thought we would take the day off but it looks like we are readying to go after all. The next stretch looks to be an easy, moderately graded, well stocked one. We'll go with Shade today and end at the Drakesbad Inn up in Lassen. They have half-priced meals for hikers including access to the on-site hot springs and showers. Their breakfasts have become legendary among the passing northbounders. We'll see come tomorrow morning . . .
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