Day 8: The first zero
First zero day1 in Julian, a small town in San Diego County. It was founded for the purpose of housing those who came to prospect for gold and other valuable natural resources of which California – along with neighboring Arizona – was very rich in the late 1800s.
We already knew Julian was a very hiker friendly place, but we experienced it firsthand. Not only the snack of apple pie and ice cream offered to all the hikers, but also a dinner in a Mexican restaurant that an American couple decided to pay for us because we are Italian, came from the other side of the ocean to hike and explore their country2. A gesture of friendship and kindness that left us stunned and wordless, and for which we can only be thankful 🙏