(my notes for this hike have been misplaced, this is from memory, but the shelter pictures and other images at whiteblaze.net were immensely helpful!).
An even 20 miles hiked
I probably would have collapsed at Raccoon Branch, but it is closed, permanently, I think.
We got some heavy rain today, and my feet started to get beat-up. By this time, I was *seriously* regretting not visiting the New Balance booth at Trail Days. I had chosen an old (and broken-in, I figured) bear of NB shoes, but as it turned out, they were a little small. Once I got good and wet and then hiked 10 miles, I had a real mess on my hands.
I passed the turn off for the Hurricane Gulch shelter which was being built right then. I turned the corner, and then came the pouring rain.
Trimpi was pretty full. It was May, after all, and Raccoon Branch was kaput. I tented out (I think I passed on the tarp this trip because I expected mosquitoes) and had some of the most bizarre and realistic dreams I've ever had. They were the kind where I actually wasn't sure if I was awake or asleep!
As I recall, the mosquitoes here were incredibly bad, especially by the water source.
Posted by nicole at March 13, 2005 04:19 PM