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Approaching Hart Bar Creek Canyon (Section 9)

How much water should you carry? If it is hot assume half a litre of water per hour of hiking and two litres for the overnight camp. You should therefore be carrying six or seven litres of water.

You won’t need to carry food to get you to Warner Springs as you could resupply at the well-stocked stores at Lake Morena and Mount Laguna. You could send a resupply package to Mount Laguna Post Office as an alternative to using the store. Make sure you have food that you will be able to eat in hot, dry conditions.

Before you start, drink plenty of water and make sure you have put sun cream on hands and face as well as your legs and arms if you have decided to start in shorts and short-sleeved shirt. Even if you’ve kept the weight of your equipment to a sensible level, which you probably haven’t yet, with six litres of water your pack will feel too heavy.

What time should you set out? It doesn’t really matter. Ideally you would leave Campo by 7am and walk five or six hours on your first day. At this stage you will probably need several long breaks. You will be hiking in the sun, so make sure you find shade for your breaks. Take a long break during the hottest part of the day and complete your hiking in the evening. Even if you are going well, don’t try to hike for more than six hours.