Stats
17.0 miles
2,301' elevation gain
6.0 hours hiking
2.83 hiking mph
Photos
Link to all photos from Day 3.
Journal Entry
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Got a little rain last night. Tarp does really well in rain. Having a hard time staying comfortable all night. Switch from stomach to back to side every hour(?) or so.
Blister (on left pinky toe) felt fine for 5 miles, then just mild pain. Applied tape @ mile 9, helped a little.
Lunch w/ Irish @ spring. Ramen. Met woman + 2 kids (age 8 + 14) doing Oregon. Also saw Gaz (Australian, thru).
This American Life today. Got through about 4 episodes incl. bung (imitation calamari). Don't look into this if you enjoy calamari.
Also met Eric from Chicago at mile 15. Doing Oregon.
Short 10 miles to Fish Lk tmrw. Looking frwd to first milestone.
Stopping near Sth Brown Mtn Shelter. 5 other hikers and large group of backpackers . Campfire going by 6.
Missy + 2 kids just arrived. This was around 7:00pm. Long day for them.
Met Sarah (Skeeter) + Cheeseburger. She's sectioning, finishing up to Canada. Friendly to me, lots in common (Vancouver Isl, partner is M.E., Cascadias).
Irish dominated the fireside chats. Perhaps rightly so (MME fighter, cop, traveling the world on paid leave, actor [Game of Thrones, movie in Sep 2016 w/ P. Giamatti]).
One girl in big group burned her boots b/c they literally fell apart.
Skeeter + Chzbrgr kept hiking after they ate. They had already done 28 miles.
Appetite increasing.
Drying out tarp during water break.
Washing, airing out, and resting feet (always elevated).
Wilderness boundary gate smashed by downed tree.
Another huge downed tree.
LNG (liquid natural gas) pipeline protest banner.
Details on the pipeline.
Trail junction to South Brown Mountain shelter. Also the 2/3 point from Mexico.
South Brown Mountain Shelter.
Water pump.
Wrecked boots.
Missy + kids.
Elevate those feet while resting!
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