Day 112 Scott Mtn – The Hike

Day 112 Camp Scott Mtn
27.42 miles
From Shasta View Spring (mile 1535, elevation 7477)
To Scott Mtn Campground (mile 1561.8, elevation 5401)
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Descend 3541

«Hello walker»

I met 2 women at the trailhead to Mt Eddy. While I was doing something with my backpack outside the outhouse, I heard a woman’s voice calling me: «Hello Walker, do you want coconut water?»

Since my last name is Walker, I looked toward the voices and tried to locate where I might know these women from. Drawing a blank, I responded as if they were using “walker” generically. We ended up talking for several minutes. I told him the reasons for my initial confusion and we laughed about it. They also offered me an avocado. Hmm!

One of the two women has lived in this area her entire life and has never climbed Mount Eddy, so they did it today.

One of the women’s daughter works (runs? helps manage?) a restaurant fairly close to my house that I hope to visit when the trail ends.

Crying baby analogy

I was thinking about how to solve the recurring question of «What’s wrong? Why don’t I feel better walking?»

It feels like a “crying baby analogy.” Try different things and see what works. This is how I’ve approached things the last few days when I haven’t felt energized. Calories, rest, electrolytes, water, heat… We have to try something that helps us.

Lunch with avocado

I cut up the avocado and added it to my black bean and cherry salad for lunch. Mmmm.

There were many more carnivorous plants in the spring where I had lunch.

Afternoon and Camp Scott Mtn

The trail was friendly most of the day and my legs kept going.

Since it was a normal campsite, I was surrounded by other campers arriving by car. The neighbors at my campsite were having barbecues. It smelled very tempting. “I wonder if I could trade PCT stories for some of that barbecue.” In the end, I felt like I needed more sleep.

The camp latrine had the largest swarm of flies I have ever seen.

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