Getting back to trail this morning was a little tricky. We hadn’t coordinated a ride, so I scheduled a Lyft to take us back thinking the availability in big bear on a Sunday morning would be good. I wasn’t paired with a driver and we had a 20 mile day planned, so we went in two cars. Straight Up, Floki, and I were ahead and Penguin and Luis were behind. Scratch was resting his injury one more night at a trail angel’s house. …
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