After a wonderful homemade breakfast of quiche by Cynthia, her husband Phillip gave us a ride to the trailhead we stopped at yesterday. Today, my leg feels better, and Beast is trying a shoe half a size smaller than yesterday, with the insoles he expects to use, so we're hopeful today's 13 mile slackpack will shake out all the problems, and we'll be in a good position for a 20 mile slackpack tomorrow.
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Beast and I got up early (though certainly not motivated by the weather), cleared out of the hotel room, and borrowed one of his parents' cars to drive to the trailhead. His parents would later drive their other car over to the trailhead to pick it up, and his dad would meet us at the next road crossing to pick us up.
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The predicted rain overnight didn't materialize, nor did the rain that was called for this morning, but it was still foggy and miserable in the morning.
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By the time we woke up, it had already started drizzling, which set the tone for the day. Beast and I managed to get going on our hike around 8:15.
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Beast and I were pretty sluggish this morning, and even with breakfast at the hotel, did not manage to get out of the hotel until 11.
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