3/28/26
Packed things up in the hotel and took a Lyft back to Molino Basin, and spent the afternoon climbing over hills to Hutch’s Pool, a true oasis in the desert fitted with huge swimming pools. We rested our feet and filtered some water, but it was buggy and packed with people, so we climbed another mile or two up to a higher and drier place to sleep for the night. Also saw a couple gopher snakes on the trail. They aren’t venomous, but still… creepy!


