Bushcamp to Bushcamp
40.8 miles
SoBo mile 443.9
Total mileage 3096.5
A bit past 5:30 I was on trail heading towards Mt. Adams.
My hip was bugging me, effecting my stride in a strange way. I just didn’t have the power I usually felt behind each step, so my pace felt sluggish. I don’t think I ate enough the previous night either, so I wasn’t having a great morning.
Airborne caught up and passed me around 9 as I worked my way methodically around the base of Adams.
The views were great, and the weather perfect, but I couldn’t shake my lethargy.
Around noon I found Airborne resting near the road to Trout Lake, he was disappointed to find the trail magic that had been there on his way north gone. Pushing on, a few minutes later we turned a corner to find the magic!
Two trash cans were chained to a tree near the trail. One was for trash, while the other contained chocolate milk, capri sun, granola bars, fruit snacks and cookies!
This was exactly what I needed. The Abby in Trout Lake had made our day! A thousand calories later we were back at it, feeling prime.
An hour or so later we entered Indian Heaven Wilderness, where I’d been destroyed by mosquitos a month ago, but there weren’t any around this time. Thank god.
We continued crushing miles, ultimately deciding to crank out almost 41 miles for the day. I’d been planning on only doing 30 prior to the trail magic, but the chocolate milk sustained me throughout the day.
There was decent cell signal throughout the day, so I was able to chat with Paige for a bit while walking. She’d just got her plane ticket to visit me over Labor Day in Ashland…which I’m thrilled about!
With only a couple miles left until our campsite for the day I ran into my long lost bud, Sea Biscuit!
It was great catching up with the guy. I arrived at the lake we’d camp at shortly after parting ways.
I ate a TON for dinner, and passed out shortly after absolutely exhausted.
Cheers!