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| Hiking | 26.78 Miles |
4,446 AEG |
| | Hiking | 26.78 Miles | 10 Hrs 12 Mns | | 2.83 mph |
| 4,446 ft AEG | 44 Mns Break | 20 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | If you ask me, the full moon closest the equinox is the best day of the year to hike, and as per usual I auto-blocked today for a monster hike of some sort. Eventually, I had plans A, B & C in place, waiting on a final selection as things developed. As prepared as I was though, by time to launch the universe had conspired against me and those plans were all out the window. I worked feverishly to rebound and was somewhere around plan R before deciding to just wing this one.
Having highly conflicting weather forecasts, I loaded gear for 3 seasons into my 20 liter pack, along with 3 liters of water. I drove the Redington road for 12 miles in a slow, intermittent drizzle, and I started hiking in the same. I gotta say that my morale was teetering at this point, but I pressed on.
Within an hour or so I had escaped the drizzle which seemed to be contained pretty much south of the main road, and I was now strolling the green foothills under a nicely overcast sky. Aside from occasional spits, the rain fell all around me and the cloud cover kept me from overheating. Things were looking up.
This trail is pretty moderate in elevation gain and offers some really nice views in all directions. Many of those views would be obscured for me today due to cloud cover, but hey, clouds are nice scenery too, so...
As it all played out, this ended up a winner for just wingin' it - I left home in the dark, I came home in the dark, I have a few sore muscles. All marks of a successful spring day outdoors. |
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Wildflowers Observation None
Present, but still rolled up tight. Any day now. |
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Mercer Spring |
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West Spring |
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| | | Tank was bone dry. I don't think it fills anymore. However, the stream was running strong due to recent rains. Got one foot wet crossing it. | | _____________________
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