Miles Hiked 313.7
Elevation 9,462 feet
Miles Hiked Today 16.3
Had a late start today. I was hiking by 8 AM. There were two elevation gains that took me above 11,000 feet. Then the rest of the day was mostly down or level. In other words it was an easy day.
Most of the hiking was on forest service roads and wide paths. It was also in the open the majority of the time. The Colorado sun already sunburnt my arms, so I was slathering on the sun screen.
This area continues to have water scarcities, which means long water carries and getting water at less than optimal sources. From the looks of the trail going forward, things won’t change soon.
Places to camp were pretty scarce, but I found a spot just to the left of the trail. The picture at the top is my tent where I set it up.
Oh,yeah! I went over 300 miles today. About 170 miles to go.
