Miles Hiked 1,946
Elevation 2,730 feet
Miles Hiked Today 2.7
I decided to go back to Pine Ellis for a number of reasons. I clearly had a stomach bug. I couldn’t keep anything down. Additionally, there were two days of rain in the forecast. And last, I still had not recovered from the first day of hiking.
I began about 7:30 AM and had about 900 feet to go up. I reached the summit at 10:15 AM and there called for a shuttle at 12:30. The descent was steep and slow. I fell once as part of the trail gave away. For the first time I had to remove my backpack to get up. I made it to the trailhead by 12:15. As I crossed a creek, I slipped on a rock and went down. That was embarrassing. David from Pine Ellis helped pull my backpack up and I climbed out of the creek exhausted. It appears the aforementioned stomach bug has weakened me. Good choice getting off the trail for a few days to recover.
