Camping at the trailhead/horseshoe meadows.
What a lazy day!! After a little less sleep than I was anticipating, I got woken up about 6:15 to what sounded like someone knocking on the exterior wall of the house. I go to check the front door and there is someone on the roof. I'm guessing they are having work done on the house and didn't know it was today or didn't expect them this early. Either way it's ok. It's about what time I normally get up always. I slowly get ready and get my stuff together, clean up, and head out. I make it to the ranger station about 8:30 and get my permit pretty quickly! There weren’t very many questions or information. I double checked about parking my car at the trailhead, camping up there, and checked about the fire crew. I wasn't expecting to be this early because I thought I'd sleep in but I had some time to kill. I wanted to talk to my mom who was camping and had to drive out to have service and was a great excuse to have brunch before heading up. I went to the little cafe that a group of us ate at the last time I was in Lone Pine but it was closed today, so I headed to the Grill instead. I made some last minute phone calls to make sure everything was in order with the cabin/tent in Yosemite and had some awesome pancakes! I walked around the town for a bit and went to a park to sit and wait for my mom to call. I wanted to be sure to talk to her before I left because I knew once headed up the road to Horseshoe Meadows service cuts out pretty quickly. We talked for a bit and I was all set! I had one last stop at the little grocery store and got extra water for the campsite tonight, a couple bananas, and an apple for the trail. Once at the camp, I decided I was going to sleep in my car because it's easier than setting up my tent and breaking it down in the morning. I mostly just sat around watching the marmots and other critters in the meadow. I met an older guy who is also hiking the JMT without much of a timeline it seems. His wife is starting his hike with him until lunch, and then meeting him again in Yosemite. He knows a lot about birds and is very interesting. I watched the birds, chipmunks, and just tried to stay awake all day. I watched movies on my phone and did a longer video because I know I'll be able to charge up my phone again before I head out. I'm very ready to start this!!
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