PCT Day 124, zero, Palm Springs

What I learned crashing in Palm Springs for a ‘zero’ on Halloween and Pride weekend:

• desert weather is better than the upper great lakes
• …in November, anyway
• snag the motel next to the action
• try on a costume/disguise/different personality/gender – sometimes it’s all you need
• people love having their picture taken –> [see day 123]
• no one really cares how you look if you’re wearing a smile
• a hot tub soak just might prepare a blissful hiker for what’s next – the hardest steps she’ll walk in So Cal
• people really are nicer out here
• you gotta grab the moment while it’s there for the grabbing
• dance more