Miles Today - 13.1
I woke up at 7 as always, which was a half hour before the alarm I had set. In that moment I did the math of how long I could stay in this bed before I ran out of money. But the temptation of a hot shower was too strong, and I soon hopped out of bed. I picked up breakfast at Subway and ate it while packing and watching Spongebob. At 9 I was on a shuttle headed back to the trail.
In the shuttle was a big family with a husky, and a few other long distance hikers. We chatted about where we were from and the weather, i.e. basic hiker chat.
The first part of the trail today was a pair of tall mountains. I pushed up both, feeling much better. As the terrain became more hilly my toes started aching again, maybe I wasn't all better after all. I spent the whole day passing back and forth between three other hikers (whose names I cannot remember, I am so bad at names). At the end of the day was about a 700 foot gain, which felt brutal on my weary muscles, and then a drop back down. I was very happy to arrive at the shelter.
After chatting, reading, and eating my noodles I set up my sleeping bag in the rafters. I love rafters! Score! And I got a whole wing to myself to spread out in. There was a mouse sighting, so tomorrow I may be very upset with a sleeping bag full of holes, but I have faith. Tomorrow two of the hikers I hung out with today are thinking of doing about 20 miles to a shelter, and I hope to feel well enough to join them. If not, I'll stop 5 or so miles short at another. Now off the massage my toes and fight off the mice!
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