Made it to Mt Laguna! 42.+ miles

So far, so good.

 Kitt made a quick phone call home from Mt. Laguna today. He and Erin are both feeling great--no foot problems, and are enjoying a leisurely pace though the desert.

They hiked about 11 miles on their first day, pitching their tent off-trail on a flat spot near a jeep-road. A restful night..... after a midnight bed-check visit by the Border Patrol, who'd spotted their camp using FLIR(forward-looking-infra-red) while searching for illegals.

Their descent into and climb out of Hauser Canyon gave them no problems--they started early at 0500 and were done with the south-facing ascent before it got really hot.

Yesterday they had the trail pretty much to themselves, but he reports that they've caught up to a group of about ten thru-hikers who are staying at the campground in town. He said he wasn't sure if he was going to have a burger or BBQ at their town dinner tonight--maybe both?