Day 101

20 Miles

The first water source of the day had pitcher plants growing along the seepage around the stream. Syn The Bouge, Poppins, Stoked, Right On Time, Flash, and Nope were already there filling up when we got there. We leapfrogged with them most of the morning on the climb. Our lunch stop was on a ridge with smoke filling the valley below. Leapfrogged Flash and Nope, and Shorts and Pepperjack most of the afternoon. We camped above a lake that had a kayak that was free to use. We didn’t, but if we had gotten there early in the afternoon I would have taken it for a spin. Shorts and Pepperjack camped nearby, but had to arrange some swap of spaces with a couple ladies who were just passing through, but eating dinner near the shore. At dusk, some sort of flute music was playing. Either someone hiked in and played a couple songs for everyone in the area, or they played songs from their phone. Regardless, it was pleasant.