This mountain was named after the founder of the Boy Scouts and we saw A LOT of VERY well prepared Boy Scouts on this weekend throughout the San Gabriel Mountains. With the Boy Scout motto of "always be prepared" and the presence of their GINORMOUS packs we began to doubt our abilities as thru-hikers. If they are "always prepared" then we must be woefully underprepared with our lightweight gear and general lack of just-in-case gear items. Thank goodness that our amigo Johnny Rocket is a former Scout because we feel much safer with him around......... even if his pack's base weight is only around 7 1/2 lbs. He has to get some kind of patch for that!
Johnny Rocket joining us and Blue Skies on top of Mount Baden Powell for breakfast after a steep sunrise climb.
Not a bad view to look at while brushing your teeth
Of course the conversation ended up being about what each of us had for breakfast and if anybody had any extras that they didn't want to carry....... it doesn't hurt to ask!
We met a great group of people from the Sierra Club on our way down and they showered us with cookies and chocolates! Almost Awesome even got a chocolate rose that tragically fell to the road as she unwrapped it but in true thru-hiker form... It still made its way into our mouths.
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