As I was rushing to meet up with Stephanie and Justin at Tuolumne Meadows in two days I took a bad turn. Instead of following the PCT I took the Duck Lake Pass trail. The trail climbed as it wrapped around the lake and went over a pass. On the other side was a snowfield. I stopped for a snack and checked my GPS location. I was shocked to find I was way off the trail. I happened to notice that I had cellphone service and phoned Kathy to hear her voice and tell her I was “sad” because it was doubtful now I’d make it to Stephanie and Justin in time. Next I phoned Justin to tell him of my predicament, but I did ask him to get some specific resupplies for me. Afterwards I climbed back up the snowfield, went over the pass, came back down the trail around the lake and got back to the PCT.