Miles Hiked 47.1
Elevation 8,636
Miles Hiked Today 16.6
While packing up this morning, I saw my first, other hiker. Not a lot of hikers on the trail right now.
I was off by 7:30. The trail was going up and down but nothing big. A guy I met on Facebook, Scott, offered to cache some water for me. That first cache came up at the Murray Lake Trailhead. And there it was! A gallon just for me. I only needed three liters, so I took that and marked the jug public so others could take it.
Just before the trailhead, I met my first southbound hiker, trail name – Twinkle Toes. We walked along for awhile and talked. He was a nice guy in his late 20’s or early 30’s. After the trailhead, we split since he was capable of hiking much faster.
I walked along and checked out alleged water sources to break up the boredom. Most map marked water sources are either dry, filled with algea or a mud puddle. That’s why some hikers cache water. There are trail angels that leave public water for any hiker, too.
Getting towards the end of the day and I started looking for a campsite. The original plan was to stop at Crane Lake, but that was not a good spot. I went about another mile and found a good spot to stop around 4:30. Just a nondescript day on the trail.
Note: My phone crashed in the Grand Canyon and I lost the pictures I took today.
