The trail magic from yesterday started up early in the morning, featuring pancakes with blueberries, strawberries, and chocolate chips, and maple and boysenberry syrup.
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Today got off to a very late start: we did not even begin to head towards the trailhead until after 9:30, so my plan for a long day to the first viable water source did not seem likely to happen.
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I wound up pretty miserable last night, from two different causes that prevented me from getting much sleep. First, my brain wouldn’t shut up, so it took forever to fall asleep in the first place. Then, the wind came in the night, and with sufficient force that it blew three tent stakes out.
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Anticipating a warm day, Bob Dog, J Dub, The Bird, Alias, and I managed to get up before sunrise, and were hiking by 6:10. It was cool and windy when we started, but that wouldn’t last long; once the sun was on us, it would warm up considerably.
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Getting started around 7:40, today’s hike began warm, and in a pine forest that provided some, but not a lot, of shade. Very thin wisps of clouds covered the sky, not really enough to block the sun to any meaningful degree.
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