Day 11: ADZPCTKO2013 at Lake Morena

We woke up early, and hit the road to the kick off at Lake Morena early on Saturday morning.  After arriving, we attended a seminar put on by the PCTA regarding trail conditions in general safety precautions, and then set into lunch.  My main goal of the kick off was to replace my aging REI flash 40 pack, which wasn't fitting properly and was also falling apart at the seams. I picked up a bright yellow ULA circuit pack from the vendors at the kick off. It fit really well, was sturdily constructed, and looked hot to boot. 

Getting fit by Cris from. ULA.

New pack, locked and loaded. 

We visited with our familiar friends from the trail, ate dinner, and then watched the class video from the 2012 hikers. The video, though long, was insanely motivating and we were ready to hit the trail again that very evening. However, we needed to wait until my parents came to pick us up at the kick off the next morning. We went to sleep in our bed and our shared campsite with about a dozen other hikers, and watched more Arrested Development to calm ourselves into sleeping despite the obvious energy.