So, it's the 18th. We (I) leave for San Gorgonio on Friday, the 21st. Earlier today, I got a text from Jason informing me that he isn't able to make the trip. We were texting back & forth on Saturday & Sunday... he had a 101deg. temp. Then, by later Sunday afternoon, it had risen to 103.1. This morning, his fever had subsided to 100deg. He said he was having trouble making it the +/- 50 yards to the park to let the dogs out... there is no way in hell he's gonna climb 4,000' to the summit by the weekend.
I guess I am, once again, taking a trip with Jason's friends, sans Jason. Last time was a trip to J-Tree with a great group of "kids". I was the elder of the group by not less than 10-years. I still had a great time, however, it would have been even better if Jason had made the trip with me.
So, I'm going solo - with Tristan, Rodney, Chuck, Clive & Philip. Fellow members of the IAS and my personal guardians. As, I think, I've noted in the previous post, most have not only camped in the snow, they've been to Mt. San Gorgonio in the snow. I think I'm in good hands. We'll see.
We had our last pre-trip meeting tonight at the Stadium Brewery (packing on those last important lbs before the ascent). I think I've got everything covered. I still have to make a last minute stop at REI for cramp-ons, snow shoes, gators and some other misc. items. We're meeting at Tristan's office in Norco and driving, all together, on Friday afternoon. Hopefully, we'll make base-camp by Friday before it gets dark.
I'm apprehensive but I'm excited and I'm looking forward to a new kind of challenge, unlike anything I've undertaken before.
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