Wow, is all I can say really...
Crankybear and I drove out friday and arrived on FR80 at about 11pm. It started to rain and we opted to sleep in the truck instead of night hiking in to meet up with everyone. Saturday morning we got on the trail and hiked the 2.5 miles and met up with USMC, WV, Luke, Ebola, Ferret, and some others that I didn't see again and can't remember their names...lol
We hung out for about an hour and then hiked with USMC, Luke, and Ebola to the next site. I think USMC said is was like 7.6 miles. The water crossings were plentiful and refreshingly COLD on the toes, and it was not an easy hike but I had a good time. There was a section towards the end of that where I did become pretty miserable but only because it had started to down pour on us... I am a fair weather hiker and really don't like being cold and wet...
We made it to the site and Crankybear put up my tarp and helped me get my hammock up so that I could get dry and warm up. I had a nice peaceful night chatting with others and relaxing...
Sunday morning we got up and were packed and on the trail by 8:30am. It was a pretty quick and relatively easy hike out and since everything was already soaked I didn't care what water I was standing/hiking in which made it a bit easier than trying to avoid all of the water on the trail.
I did get some pictures before the rain started so I will post those.
I have to say...
1. Crankybear is my fav person to hike with and I wouldn't have made it without him.
2. I learned A LOT this trip! what to carry, what not to carry.
3. My dog is my other fav hiking companion and there isn't a hill we can't climb (when he is pulling me up it...lol)
Thank you to everyone else who was out there...
USMC, Luke, and Ebola... thanks for understanding and being awesome, and for leading us on a gorgeous hike.
well... after many attempts i can not load up my pictures... something about missing security token... will work on it and see if i cant get them up soon.
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