Thursday, April 30, 2026. Overcast and mid-40s going up to 77.
Up at 7:00. Our ride is at 9:00, so no rush.
A past hiker named Sam picked us up and took us to the trail at 8:45. Very nice. We got on the trail at 9:15.
Long 14-mile uphill in the desert today to reach water. I’m carrying 3.5 liters.
The first 2 hours were overcast, which was awesome. Then the sun came out, and it became a struggle.
Took a 15-minute break at 4.5 miles.
Took a 15-minute break at 7.63 at 12:35.
The sun was harsh as most of the clouds went away around 11:30. Nice breeze though.
Took a break at 2:10 and 10.8 miles. Hot and uphill.
OMG. Made it to the water cache and shade at 3:50 and 14.2 miles. I’m beat, and my feet hurt. Not as bad as I expected given I’m in new shoes, but still.
I napped for 30 minutes in the shade. We stayed for an hour before hiking 2.25 more miles to camp. Carried 3.5 liters of water as the next water is in 10 miles.
Back on the trail at 5:10. Made it to camp at 6:15 and 16.66 miles. I’m really beat. There are 5 others including Kellie and Mash. Nice campsite with an awesome view.
Made dinner and crawled into bed at 7:00. Very tired physically. Feet sore but no more than with other shoes.
Technical Notes:
- Mini Donuts 400
- Skittles 250
- Slim Jim 250
- Kpop ramen 580
- Buffalo tuna 160
- Propel x 3
- Water liters: 4
- Miles: 16.7
- Time: 9:03
- Up: 2936
- Down: 1138
- Calories consumed: 1640
- Calories burned: 3742
- iPhone battery used: 40%
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