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Friday we drove to the small town of Sonora, off Highway 108. We picked up the
camping permit from the ranger station in Sonora (I'd faxed in a reservation
form a month earlier). They just leave it in the box outside the office.
We got some last-minute food and water supplies from a nearby grocery store.
At the recommendation of the motel clerk, we ate at El Jardin, which is near
the end of the main street.
Try the carnitas and the guacamole -- excellent.
Sunset in Sonora
Sonora's main street has several antique stores, and we stopped in one to shop
for a bit. Afterwards, we went back to the motel room to do some final
packing. I received quite a shock when I stepped on the scale and found out
that my pack (with food and water), weighed in at a whopping 59 pounds!!!
I had expected something closer to 50. I recalculated the food totals and dropped
a pound or two, gave my sleeping pad (1.5 pounds) to Jean to carry, and ditched
my 100mm macro lens, weather radio, and a few other items. I eventually weighed
in at a more reasonable (but still heavy) 54.5 pounds. That's about 5 pounds
more than I've ever carried on a trip, but I figured I'd manage okay. [Note:
I'll put up a complete list of my pack contents and their weights later.]
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