6/28/15 Day 65, Tennessee Pass M1829.3 to M2853.2 10,508′
Tent – Nights Spent Alone: 7
23.9, 1195.5 Trip Miles
Mostly Sunny, thunder and rain after 7 pm
Day’s of Snow: 7 – Day’s of Rain: 20 – Days of Hail: 11
# of Zero days: 6
6:12 am to 6:34 pm
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
Unicorn
Critter Count
4 Marmot
2 Squirrels
1 Chipmunks
Totals
1) 530 Pronghorn*
2) 169 Elk
3) 119 Lizards
4) 116 Wild Horses
5) 114 Chipmunks
6) 75 Deer**
7) 40 Cotton Tail Rabbits
8) 37 Squirrels
9) 35 Ground Squirrels
10) 33 Marmot****
11) 28 Prairie Dogs
12) 22 Horny Roads
13) 17 Jack Rabbit***
14) 11 Moose
15) 8 Snakes
16) 8 Pika
17) 4 Coyotes
18) 5 Moles
19) 2 Fox
20) 2 Porcupine
21) 2 Rattle Snakes
22) 2 Toads
23) 1 Mouse
24) 1 Skunk
25) 1 Weasel
*181 from car, **3 from car, ***1 from car, ****2 from car
Today was a long day in mileage but it didn’t hurt like the other long days of late. The tread was good and the climbs mellow.
I woke up slow and had a hard time getting in a groove at first. I stopped a lot. Once I caught The Gumps my stops were less and for good reasons like snacks and water. I drank much more than usual.
Today I hiked through the Holy Cross and Mount Massive Wildernesses. There wasn’t a lot of views but we did have some really nice ones. The big news was the mosquitoes. they were very aggressive and plentiful. A gentleman in one of the parking lots I crossed through gave me some natural bug repellent and it help with the second half of my day.
I passed Maine Guy and Delightful during the day and while in camp enjoying my sixth fire of the trip Lint strolled by. The Gumps and I sat around the fire with our umbrellas up as it started to rain. We enjoyed the fire for quite a while in the rain. It did stop at one point but started again.
Tomorrow I climb Mt. Elbert. It’s the highest peak in Colorado and the second highest in the lower 48.
Scatman
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