I awoke the next day looking forward to the hot springs coming up in 16 miles. I started off a bit slow, but my feet felt better without the insoles in my shoes. The trail had changed alot these past two days. Coming out of big bear we had big tress and dense forests. As the trail descended, the trees got shorter until eventually I back in a desert again. After a mid morning siesta at a water source I was hauling towards the hot springs. I wanted to get there early so I could have as much time as possible. I arrived at 2, but even in the mid afternoon heat I went straight to the hot springs to soak my feet. It was incredible. The area was full of pct hikers and locals as well. There were five natural pools of differing tenmperature along with a slack line and a rope swing. After a few of my friends showed up we decided to just stay at tge hot springs for the night. A local gave us some hummus and chips he didn't want to pack out and we devoured it in seconds. Once it got dark, everybody skinny dipped in the springs. We all sat in the moonlight in disbelief of where we were. We stayed up "late" until 930 and then everyone rushed back to their tents as it was a prettychilly night. I had almost left the springs that evening because i had only done 16 miles, but im so glad i stayed vecause It was one of the most memorable nights on the trail. Day 22 - 16 miles