Bushcamp to Bushcamp
43.8 miles
Sobo mile 911.5
Total mileage 3564.1
When my alarm went off at 4am, I felt pretty good…which was good because I had a big day ahead of me. I topped my bottle off at the spring before setting off into the predawn night.
I spent the morning making my way through flat woodlands. My stomach wasn’t bugging me too bad, making the hiking much more enjoyable.
Around 8 I reached a creek that had been gushing a couple months earlier, but now it was drier than British humor. Luckily, someone had left a few gallons of water for us hikers, so I grabbed a liter before pushing on.
The next 5 miles of trail weaved through old lava fields of volcanic rock.
I saw this giant caterpillar chomping on some leaves.
By noon I’d arrived at South Brown Mountain Shelter. I picked at some trail mix before filling my bottle at the hand pump and pushing on.
At 7:30 I reached my campground for the night. Gassed from the long day, I threw up my tent and hopped in for quick dinner before crashing hard.
Cheers!