AZT Map Miles 680.9
Miles Hiked 670.6
Elevation 4,091 feet
Miles Hiked Today 12.5
I figured out how to get to Vail to pickup my provisions at the post office. I ordered an Uber. When I checked a map, I found Vail was only 6.4 miles from the hotel at which I was staying. After getting my provisions, I started hitchhiking to the trail. Then I checked the map again. It was 6.5 miles to the Gabe Zimmerman Trailhead. I stopped hitchhiking and ordered an Uber again. I was hiking by 10:30 AM.
This will be my last week hiking. The plan is to stop at the Canelo Pass Trailhead. That is where I stopped my northbound hike in March after I got hurt going over Miller Peak (see March blog entries). At the beginning of this day, Canelo Pass Trailhead is only 77 miles away. By the way, a through hike completed within 12 months, no matter how it was done, is a legitimate through hike.
So today the trail was pretty flat and easy. I didn’t encounter a notable ascent until late in the day. I found a good place to camp just before 5 PM and that was it.
