CDT Joy: Make miles in the Bob Marshall desert

Day 11: 22.6 miles

The highlight: first day more than 20 miles.

I packed the camp more slowly than usual, since it was a cold morning. After packing my store, I went to my food bag and grabbed my toiletries and breakfast. I ate a honey bun and then applied a solar blocker and insect repellent before reaching the path.

I started the morning of walking through others with which I camped: fast, credent and peanut butter. We were all torn whether to take the alternative of the stained bear or remain in the red line CDT. The substitute professional was that it was shorter miles and we listened to a section hiker that had excellent views. The scam was that it led you to a high beak and there could still be snow (the last comment of a week ago said it was), and that my knee does not like to add another hill rise.

We all agree that we would solve it when we arrive at the crossroads. There were supposedly some camp options near there and my plan was to camp there and take the time to decide during the night.

On today’s path there were two paths of paths working. I chatted with them for a moment and thanked them for the work. There are a lot of work to maintain paths such as water flow management and cut and fall fallen trees.

I also met someone back to Luna’s due to an injury in the spiny splint. It was 2 days from the moon, but 4 days from the sobo city, so he turned around. It is a reminder that there are not many rescue points in this section and I need to take into account how my own body is and not to need to rescue.

I clung to the three breaks during the day I have kept up to date, and my band of IT did not act. Today’s breaks were pleasant when the sun came out today and it was pleasant to sit in one of the many low trees.

I arrived at the camp around 6:30 pm and cooked the ran and spam dinner before drying my team and going to bed. In my tent I went to load my electronic and my battery bank was dead. He had only received two cell phone positions for the Mynitecore 10,000 mAh battery and was a little worried that he still had 4 days and 4 charges to travel. I always carry two battery banks in case one breaks, so I could use my other battery bank to load, but I needed to enter conservation mode.

For the rest of this section there will be no more podcasts, and I closed and avoided unnecessary applications. I put my iPhone in battery savings mode and made sure that everything like wifi was off and mitigated the brightness of my screen.

I think that part of the reason why the battery run out so fast is that I loaded my phone on the cold rainy day in the 40 low or colder, without first heating the battery and the phone. Nor was I retaining the battery of my phone and I had a lot of power consumed by the applications that I was not actively using (still open from the city), and I was giving myself to the knee listening to podcasts and books.

In the end I will be fine to get to the city, but I will be careful in the future. I fell asleep with the sounds of the black flies buzzing in my store’s lobby.

Day 12: 21.6 miles.

The highlights: Sun River Pass, Deep Waters Crossing of the Waist

I felt good this morning when I woke up. Less than 0.2 miles from the camp was my first water crossing in the couple’s deep cold water. The air was a bit cold, so I started the day with my rain jacket. You could see crystallized water in the muddy footprints of hikers before me. When the sun came out on this partially cloudy day, the temperature difference was immense.

This morning I managed to get out of the way twice. I realized my mistake less than a quarter of a mile away. The first time the path reached a transmission. I looked at the Farout application before crossing because I did not want the wet feet again and my memory was that there was no water source in the application at this point on the road. Indeed, it was a side path, without marking on my maps, and the right path was in an uncertain Medow and then could be found again to the left where he had come. The second time I got to what I thought was the left of 2 roads that crossed towards the path. Instead, it was a crossing of trails to which I needed to move on.

A little later on the path and there were wooden trunks stuck into trees that blocked the path. I thought again that I had left the way and this was making me know to go back. Interestingly, there were comments at the next crossing that this was the path and that you had to go around the blockade to continue.

I took my first break around 9 am by Sun River Pass. I had an RX bar and made a 10 -minute routine in the morning to loosen my hips, hamstrings, quads and calves. After stretching, I put my package again and continued on the road.

A few more miles went through the Burn and Meadow area and I saw some grazing deer and many squirrels and ground flies. Today I had my first black fly bite. Later, I crossed a stream/swamp that had me at the waist deeply in ice water. There really wasn’t a current, so I wasn’t worried, but boy was cold and wet.

A little after the swamp I felt a hot point at the top of my big toe and I stopped to take a look. Indeed, the skin was very raw and knew that Leukotape was the right thing. Put it on and leave it for approximately a week and when you take it off, usually everything is better. I took my multiple of the Swiss army with sizzors to cut the tape and applied it to my foot. At that time another hiker arrived and asked for gauze for his badly blistering heels. I gave a little of my first aid kit, then I packed and continued on the road.

0.2 miles later I had the feeling that I did not remember having sent my multiple in my kidney package. I stopped, I looked at all the content, and was not there. Then I checked my first aid, thinking that I could have put it there while giving him this hiker gauze. Not yet, so I walked again 0.2 thinking that I would only be sitting in the trunk where I left it. Not yet. Maybe he fell from the record? 5 minutes of looking around and nothing. So I have lost my first team on the path and probably will not be the last. I will try to see what the hiker box has in Benchmark Wilderness Ranch or maybe go to Augusta to get a new knife or maritos.

At lunch I stopped in a fallen tree trunk and put a equipment to dry in the sun. Then, I was on their way again with half of the planned miles made for the day. The path then went up and on a peak and descended to an incredible open valley. You could see rock faces and waterfalls and almost seemed somewhat out of the Jerrasic park.

Valley trail views

The last miles for the knees felt good, but my feet were tired. The accumulation of long mile days and told me they wanted to rest. After my last break, I even had a little walker to start again.

I found a camp around 7pm and I was starving. I established my shelter to dry more and took my backpack away from the dinner camp with ramen with spam and granulated garlic and coconut oil, a cola wind recovery protein shake and a twix bar. I think the hunger for hikers was getting because he was still hungry later.

Camp near South fork Creek

A short time after I started dinner to another hiker, the credit, came in panic mode. The loader of his cell phone broke and his phone had 7% battery. Hiker Trail Magic always has an extra lightening adapter and I could give it to the city.

Day 13: 21.7 miles

The highlight: Red Shale Creek. Rock Creek Guard Station, my lake.

During the night I could hear the deer grazing and hanging out near my store. I was worried, since I am usually for strange noises at night, which could be a bear. I took note to investigate what to do if a bear approaches his store, just in case.

I woke up with sunlight and Bridsong and packed my team. This morning’s breakfast was an arce oatmeal and brunette sugar with an instant breakfast of chocolate carnation and an instant coffee from Starbucks. Pucky told me the concoction and I drink it every time I can find the ingredients.

This morning credence and I walked together. We both really feel here in recent days watching 0-1 hikers all day. It was good to take a more relaxed morning and recover a little of the great miles of the previous days.

At a crossroads we met some walking people in the section that live in a next city of trails and offered their support when we arrived there. It was a very friendly offer and I love how the path can provide.

I had lunch for Red Shale Creek and soaked my feet in the ice water. After lunch, I walked only to take photos and videos while walking and picking up the rhythm with some energy I won after lunch.

I took another break around 4 pm and discovered that I was starting to hit a wall. The next camping option was 4 miles away and I knew I would have to push a great climb to finish the day. The strenuous activity in the afternoon sun caused my first heat rashes attack on this path; It is a red eruption full of potholes that was in both quads. After an hour he calmed down but extended to my pimples. This is a reminder that, although my legs are strong and I can push, I need to take into account the rest of my body. Heat rash is something that I have contemplated on each long path that I have done, and now it is future management and prevention. If it stays hot, you may have to lower my mileage so that my skin is happier.

Dinner view on my lake

I ate my dinner at the camp in my lake surrounded by swarms of mosquitoes and black flies. I usually have a high tolerance for annoying insects, but I had little energy and they were really affecting me. After dinner instead of chatting with other hikers, I went to my store’s safety to spend the night.