Day 5 on the PCT

 We started our morning with oatmeal and coffee, repacked and hit the trail early. Goal is 11 miles and still have time to smell the wild flowers! The steady climb to Donohue Pass 11,000 ft takes us by many streams and small lakes. We enjoy rest stops to refill with stream water and chew on some jerky. Due to the heat wave in the area the afternoon weather takes a turn into a hail storm with lightening and thunder😁. We decide to hunker under a large rock shelter, get our rain gear on and brew a cup of coffee. Waited out the rumble and hail for an hour and resumed our climb to the pass. The 2000 ft descending z trail was a killer , approximately 3 miles of zigzagging. Had a couple challenging water crossing after which I had wet, soggy shoes and of course the swarm of mosquitoes guiding us to camp. We finally hit a level meadow in Lyell Canyon and  set up camp. After 12 miles of trekking I was pooped and made a head first slip "splash" into the river while collecting water for dinner. My first concern was for our water bottles which I was grabbing for in the moving water. Got out of ALL my wet clothes, hung them up and got dinner going. Bed felt good that night.