Day 101 – Mile 1397 to Burney Mountain Guest Ranch 1411.3

Sunday, August 2. Mid-60s and sunny going up to mid-90s.

Up at 7:00. 

I hung my pack on a tree limb as normal last night, but woke to a pack covered with ANTS! It took me 45 minutes to clean most of them off of my pack. Ugh!

On trail at 8:40. I want to be into BMGR by 3:00 at the latest. 

Walked through very different terrain today. Lava patches throughout the cattle grazing areas.

My daily view of Mount Shasta.

I passed the 1400-mile mark this morning!

Ran into lots of lava fields. They are very nasty to hike on. Sharp and hot in those 95-degree heat with no shade.

Filled up at a water cache at 11:30 and 7.7 miles in. Hot day again. Also had lunch. Back on trail at noon.

Took a quick break by the PG&E Baum Lake Powerhouse.

Moving slow as my Achilles is really bad today. I gotta do something about this.

Finally reached BMGR at 3:00. Limped in and dehydrated. This heat is worse than most of the desert. 

I weighed in at 180 lbs when I first arrived. After 5 hours, rehydrating and a good meal, I weighed in at 190.

Very nice, friendly place. Meals are served home-style to the entire group. Nice to have a home-cooked meal. Talked with several other hikers and relaxed before and after dinner. In bed at 9:00. 

Side note…lightly smacked my Achilles on a chair leg and thought I was going to collapse from the pain.

Technical Notes:

• Protein Shake (10oz): 330 cal, 19g carb, 13.5g fat, 36g protein 
• Banana Chips (18p, 30g): 150 kcal, 20g carb, 8g fat, 1g protein 
• Banana Chips (18p, 30g): 150 kcal, 20g carb, 8g fat, 1g protein 
• Tortilla: 140 kcal, 24g carb, 3g fat, 4g protein 
• Tuna: 90 kcal, 4-7g carb, 1g fat, 14-16g protein 
• salami 150
• Mango (3-4p, 30g): 100 kcal, 25g carb, 0g fat, 0g protein per 
• Mango (3-4p, 30g): 100 kcal, 25g carb, 0g fat, 0g protein per 
• More town food 
• Water liters: 4
• Miles: 14.9
• Time: 6:52
• Up: 863
• Down: 1919
• Calories consumed: lots
• Calories burned: 1964
• iPhone battery used: 40%