Day 34 : 24 miles

24th May 2013
Mile 454 to mile 478 : The Saufleys to the Andersons
Mileage : 24

Today was good, my body felt good after the rest the day before, my achilles felt way better with no strapping even given a relatively steep 1700 foot club out of Agua Dulce. The other day i felt good was the goal : The Andersons. Along with the Saufleys, the Andersons are among the most famous of the trail  angels. Hikers are encouraged to get their chores done at the Saufley's, and chill out at the Andersons, and so we planned to do exactly that. There are 24 miles between the two angels, and they went by quickly. Before i knew it we were standing on the side if the road trying to hitch to the Andersons who live a few miles off the trail. As luck would have it the first truck to come.past stopped and we piled in. The ride this time was courtesy of Tommy and his dog Moonshine who one exactly where we wanted to go and dropped us off a few minutes later. The Andersons is commonly known as Hippy DayCare and also as Casa de Luna, for reasons that will become clear later. All hikers are greeted with a slow clap from all the other hikers, and with a hug for Terry, the angel who has been hosting hikers.here for over 14 years. Unfortunately we arrived too late tor the famous Taco Salad dinner that is laid on every night for the hikers, but we plan to nero here, eat dinner in the evening, and get some evening miles done in order to set up fo a night crossing of the Mojave in q couple nights time.