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A creepy cabin & fresh fruits (D-13 & D-14)


Nothing spectacularly interesting happened these two days. So, here is a combined summary (darn! these corporate terminology is ingrained in us now):

- Entered San Giorgiono wilderness. If you don't know anything about it, no worries. I didn't know it existed till yesterday
- Banana cake and instant oatmeal for breakfast
- Saw clouds below mountaintops 
- Came across an amazingly creepy cabin called Coon Creek Cabin  This cabin is owned and managed by the CA Land Mgmt agency and they even rent it out for $115/night. The issue is there are no doors or windows and nothing inside the cabin at all. It is completely decrepit with broken floors and who knows what lives in there. You definitely don't need any reservation to stay there overnight...if you dare to!  I had lunch outside the cabin.
- This was & is a private zoo that is next to PCT. It used to house bears, big cats and other animals used in movies & TV.  Now there are only dogs left.
- This morning came across this amazingly full and fresh trail magic.  There were even fresh fruit there and I took a banana that was consumed right away and an apple for later
- Lots of sign boards along the trail have been used as target practice and you can see the bullet holes. Why...I don't know.
- A Tootsie Roll Pop lasts about 2 miles. This was my first and last Tootsie Roll in my life
- Saw a deer next to tonight's campsite. It ran away as I was taking out my phone - so, not a good pic
Finally data:
D-13: 36.5k, 10:18 hrs, 1700 m elevation gain (once again stopped my watch in the middle for 45 mins and had to reconcile with "official" data

D-14:

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