Me 2007-07-15 Less power!
July 15th, 2007I’m on a ridge looking down over rolling hills of pine trees all the way to the horizon. I know there is a lake down there, appropriately named Lost Lake, that I can’t see, but there is another one in the distance that enhances the view. The sun will set in the next half hour and I’ll be alone with the stars again.
I’ve tried to take it easy today with three proper stops and an early finish, but I still managed a good distance and I’m going to get to a big milestone tomorrow. I haven’t fully checked the numbers but I think it’s going to be a similar deal all the way to Oregon. I’m really enjoying stopping with plenty of sunlight left. I could be putting in miles but I don’t have to. I can enjoy the view instead.
This morning I woke from a bad dream and took a moment or two to trace back how I ended up in a house on a bed near noisy train tracks. Eventually I pieced the last few days together and was glad to realise there was no way I’d just been sent to jail for being eight (yes exactly eight) minutes late on paying a parking ticket.
The Braatens dropped us back at the trail before 8 and the long slog up the hill began. It was quite a push and I was on the lookout for poison oak which is apparently prevalent around here. Didn’t see any but it can be a day or two before I find out if it saw me. There were a few good springs today which I drank without filtering or treating and now I’ve bottled up enough to make the next dry 20 miles without any side trips.
More photos of this day’s journey can be found at Belden to Old Station
Distance today: 22.1 miles. Total distance: 1310.4 miles
July 18th, 2007 at 3:42 am
Halfway! Congratulations!!!
July 18th, 2007 at 10:27 am
So did you stop by Prattsville by any chance?