The day after

True to his word Bob went on a run as soon as we got home and continue running daily after that. 

True to her word Yifat throw away her hiking shoes. In fact, they never got home. I can’t say what it was exactly because they didn’t hurt and I don’t blame them for my blisters (I think it was the pumice dust and all those miles of downhill that we hiked that day that caused it) I just never really liked them and I wished I had other shoes to hike them. So I left them at Long Pine. 

Goodbye!

The day after we finished hiking the JMT we woke up early and eager to get home. The ride home was on highway 395 and we got to see all the mountains we’ve been climbing in the last month and revisit most of the passes. We’ve walked so much! We stopped and got coffee and a veggie sandwich in Bishop. 

Last time carrying our backpacks for now 

Our first stop in town, even before getting home, was the supermarket and we loaded up on veggies, fruit and greens. 

At home we were both surprised to find the house so immaculate. I didn’t remember organizing the house (which we obviously did) and we both made several comments about how nice it was. For the last 4-5 months, we lived in chaos: camping equipment, dehydrated food, packages to send, things to remember to take and pack - there was a lot of stuff everywhere so that’s what we remembered our house is going to look like. Well, thank you past Yifat and Bob who were smart to clean and organize the house so we will come back and feel fresh and be able to rest! 

We ate a big meal in front of the TV and zoned out.  Laundry will have to wait. 

In the following days we got our hunger back and we did indulge in some junk food, but most of our diet was big salads, lots of cooked veggies, and tofu that we missed!! We both feel good and in great shape. We both lost about 8-9lb. 

Working on the blog helped with the “after trip blues” and we are thinking of “What’s Next?!” 

It’s been a year of dreaming, planing and breathing everything JMT and I’m super proud of us for committing and accomplishing what we said we would. It’s been a great wonderful beautiful incredible journey. Now that it’s been a week I miss it. Yifat