8/3/15 Day 101 – Hillside M2117.8 to Camp at Salamander Lake M2148.5 8183′
Tent – Nights Spent Alone: 15
30.7, 1952 Trip Miles
Sunny and stiflingly HOT
6:38 – 7:15pm
Day’s of Snow: 8 – Day’s of Rain: 35 – Days of Hail: 17
# of Zero days: 11
Gila Crossings Final Total: 221
Tick Count: 4 (4 more crawling on me)
Wanted List
Mountain Goat
Grizzly Bear
Sasquatch
Black Bear
Bighorn Sheep
Velociraptor
Mountain Lion
Beaver – SPOTTED
Unicorn
Wolf
Buffalo
Critter Count
8 Chipmunks
1 Deer
Totals
1) 613 Pronghorn*
2) 384 Elk*7
3) 259 Chipmunks *5
4) 171 Deer*2
5) 152 Marmot*4
6) 120 Lizards*6
7) 116 Wild Horses
8) 92 Squirrels *9
9) 60 Ground Squirrels*10
10) 54 Pika
11) 46 Cotton Tail Rabbits *8
12) 30 Prairie Dogs
13) 22 Horny Toads
14) 17 Jack Rabbit*3
15) 14 Moose
16) 8 Snakes
17) 5 Coyotes
18) 5 Moles
19) 4 Porcupine
20) 2 Fox
21) 2 Rattle Snakes
22) 2 Toads
23) 1Beaver
24) 1 Badger
25) 1 Mouse
26) 1 Skunk
27) 1 Weasel
*259 from car, *2 – 48 from car, *3 – 1 from car, *4 – 2 from car, *5 – 1 off trail, *6 – 1 off trail, *7 – 9 from car, *9 – 1 from car, *10 – 5 off trail
Today was a day most spent in my head. I know, you’re thinking isn’t that what he must do everyday? Honestly some days or for most of a day I can turn it off and just motor along. Not today.
I planned to do around 25-27 miles and as the day went on I never thought it would happen. As it turns out I did 30.7. The day was mostly out in the open but luckily the sun was stunted by clouds or maybe smoke from fires. Speaking of fires I have one going now. Just felt like having one.
I met a ton of Flippers and some true SOBOs. Short Stack and Action, Andy and Leah, Memphis, Blue Jay, Veggie, Jeff, E.D (Easily Distracted), The Darkness, Patrick and Jeanne, and Skallywag. I last saw E.D in the Gila, Slallywag on the way into Grants and Memphis in Grants.
Scatman
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