| Mile | 316.4 |
| Miles Since Last Update | 14.3 |
| Day | 33 |
Been another rough day today. Late start again still as my shoes were still very frozen. Weather has started to warm up but there’s still a lot of damage done to my feet from the cold/wet. 6 more miles to hogback, but I might just setup camp a mile before it so I can be in bed a bit sooner.
Passed a ton of people slack packing today. Also passed fresh ground at devils fork gap. Did not stop at him, no time.
Tomorrow looks to be easier and if I can get up early enough I do want to try to burn past for a few miles to make the trek to Erwin more of a straight shot. If my feet are still cooked will probably take a zero there.
Didn’t make it to hogback as planned. Barely made it to my fallback campsite before dark. Ascents at the end were murdering me, my feet were in pain every step, and my left ankle is starting to feel a bit off.
Feels shitty and demoralizing to have walked for 9 hours straight and only hit 14 miles, but I guess I largely came out here to feel shitty and demoralized.
Getting up early tomorrow (especially since Im kind of in a stealth camp spot), taking it slow and easy, hoping for the best. Worst case scenario I bail to a hostel in 9 miles.
