Day 21

20 miles
The first few miles were easy, but 10 minutes or so into the climb for the day, it started lightly raining. We stopped to yardsale our stuff on the side of the trail so we could get our rain gear to the top of our packs and the rest of our stuff into a plastic bag/pack liner. We only had to walk a few more miles before lunch, and it stopped raining for the half hour that we stopped. The rest of the afternoon was drizzly as we dropped down to Dewey Lake. Yardsale and Chickadee made it to camp and already had their tent set up when we rolled in. We got ours pitched and then immediately changed into dry clothes. Dinner was beef ramen, a Costco granola bar, a Clif bar, and a Lenny & Larry cookie. Rain makes me focus on just getting the miles in so we can get to camp, and in the process I tend to skip water and snacks. Playing catch up by eating a bunch was nice though and it helped me warm up.