I woke up this morning at 5am. It was cold! So I got dressed inside my sleeping bag, delaying the inevitable as long as possible. Finally I got going and packed up my things. Sleeping bag first then stuff the rest. Today was going to be a big day. My plan was to push myself a little and see how far I could go. I had studied the map and water report the night before so I had a good idea what was ahead. After eating my power bar I was off. By ten am I had reached Deep Creek at 13 miles and stpped for lunch. I soaked my feet in the cold creek, put fresh dry socks on and hiked on. By 130 I had hiked 20 miles and took a short break at Willow Creek to tape up a hotspot on my foot, refill my water bottle, and soak my hat in the water to cool my head. The Deep Creek hot springs are at mile 308 and a popular spot. There were a lot of naked people running around so I kept going, and going, and going. Where was the water at Deep Creek Ford? Finally I got to it, but then where was the trail on the otherside? While searching around, Argentina showed up and informed me there was trail magic ahead. Suddenly I was transformed, no longer tired I pressed on with him. Sure enough, hot dogs, potato salad, soda, chips, cookies and more. I was so hungry. I ate it all. I looked at my gps and saw I'd hiked 29.1 so instead of stopping I went .9 more to make it 30.
So that was my big day. Now after setting up camp and washing off the grime with wet wipes, I'm sitting here on a rock in a canyon watching the sunset while I type this blog. Goodnight.
Oh I almost forgot - I saw a duck, a pika, and a red fox!
Holy cow - a 30 mile day! Way to go Lisa!!
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