Kennedy Meadows 8/6/19

I camped at the Kennedy Meadows Campground for a couple of days. I drove up Monday the 5th to attend a meeting of the Orange County RR Historical Society, then drove to Adelanto to stay overnight at the Rodeway Inn. I got there about 11:00 pm, and left the next morning to drive the rest of the way. I got to the campground about 9:30 am and easily found an available campsite. They have 37 sites, and only two others were being utilized (and the folks in one of them had been gone hiking for three days). I talked with the other camper, John, who was very nice, and is from Valley Center! 

I decided to set up at site 37, and putt up my hammock tent and tried it out.  It seemed to work nicely.

Unfortunately I don’t have cell service here, and my phone would not work with the wi-fi they have at the local store, so I drove back to 395 where cell service came back and called Laura to say hi, and that I’d gotten a site.

When I got back to my camp I had a bite to eat, then walked around the campgrounds a bit. It is really pretty here.  

The campground is near the South Fork Kern River, and the Pacific Crest Trail goes through the campground. I hiked up it (north) for a half hour and found a spot that looks like it would be a nice place to sit and fish so for a while tomorrow. There were quite a few swift’s along the trail, which was really fun.

For dinner, I used my old Boy Scout mess kit and a stereo stove to heat up a can of Dinty Moore stew, and also had some diced peaches. 

I also got a fire going, using some wood left by the previous campers, and kindling I’d gathered on the road up to the campground.