Tired, my plan for the day was for a “short” day, so as to get extra sleep tonight. I didn’t really have much in mind planned for that, aside from wanting to be done hiking before 7 pm. (I was still expecting a 20+ mile day, so it wouldn’t be that short. Just closer to 20 than 30.)
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The highlight of the day was Crater Lake, the first time on the Pacific Crest Trail that the trail took me to a place I’d previously been to. I’ve been looking forward to this for quite some time: I last visited Crater Lake on a family vacation many years ago.
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I got up at 5:30 to cool weather, and a plan for a long day today, wanting to get as close to Crater Lake as possible.
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I tried to go to sleep earlier last night, and was successful to some extent, though I was still a bit tired when I got out of my sleeping bag before 6 am today. My ankle feels better, though it still hurts a bit (more of a persistent dull pain), so I’ll have to take it easy today.
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With a long day in mind, I started hiking this morning a little after 6:30, to fairly nice weather. The early morning trail wound into and out of forest as it continued on its way north. Smoke from the fires continued to hang in the air, adding color to the morning sky.
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