Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Cloudy, foggy, 47 going up to 57, and windy.
Up at 5:30. Icky morning with clouds and wind. We got on the trail at 6:30.
Absolutely blah day. Walking in the clouds for hours, which makes everything wet. Eventually, we got below the clouds. Cold and very windy with damp clothes.
At 1:00, we reached the Green Valley Fire station. Had lunch and a break for an hour while huddling out of the wind behind a retaining wall.
Hiked 6.5 more miles to the only camp spot we could find that was semi-out of the wind. Next camp spots are 5 more miles. Made camp at 4:30.
Shittiest camp spot I have ever had to use. Literally and figuratively. Some jerk used it as a bathroom and did not bury their shit. It’s a weird size and shape surrounded by nasty scrub. But it’s all there is, and it’s starting to spit rain and getting COLD.
Made dinner in my tent and quilt at 6:00. Hot food, good! Bundled in my quilt and contemplating putting on gloves at 7:00. This is one of those “embrace the suck” days.
Chance of rain on and off tonight. Tomorrow’s forecast is the same, but a bit colder with a 25% chance of rain. I’m hoping to sleep in.
Asleep in the cold at 8:00. Warm in my quilt. It rained on and off from 3:30am until 7:00 in the morning.
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
- Mango (3-4p, 49g): 140 kcal, 35g carb, 0g fat, 0g protein
- Skittles (2.17oz): 250 kcal, 56g carb, 2.5g fat, 0g protein
- Mango (3-4p, 49g): 140 kcal, 35g carb, 0g fat, 0g protein
- Tortilla: 140 kcal, 24g carb, 3g fat, 4g protein
- Pulled pork: 140 kcal
- Lay’s chips 160×2 = 320
- Skittles (2.17oz): 250 kcal, 56g carb, 2.5g fat, 0g protein
- 700-850 kcal, 34-44g fat, 55-65g carb, 38-44g protein
- Lay’s chips 160×3 = 480
- Jerky (1 oz): 70 kcal, 6g carb, 0g fat, 11g protein
- Water liters: 1
- Miles: 20.92
- Time: 9:50
- Up: 3750
- Down: 3915
- Calories consumed: 3160
- Calories burned: 3533
- iPhone battery used: 40%
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