7/2/15 Day 69, Meadow M1915.7 to Hunt Lake M1938.3 11,470′
Tent – Nights Spent Alone: 7
22.6, 1278.7 Trip Miles
Mostly Cloudy, Rain, thunder&lightening
Day’s of Snow: 7 – Day’s of Rain: 22 – Days of Hail: 12
# of Zero days: 6
6:12am to 5:03 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
8 Chipmunks
8 Pika
5 Elk
6 Marmot
1 Squirrel
1 Deer
Totals
1) 530 Pronghorn*
2) 244 Elk
3) 129 Chipmunks
4) 119 Lizards
5) 116 Wild Horses
6) 77 Deer**
7) 53 Marmot****
8) 42 Squirrels
9) 40 Cotton Tail Rabbits
10) 35 Ground Squirrels
11) 30 Prairie Dogs
12) 22 Horny Roads
13) 19 Pika
14) 17 Jack Rabbit***
15) 11 Moose
16) 8 Snakes
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
Well it wasn’t as bad as San Pedro but last nights thunder&lightening storm keep me up and a bit scared. I was at 12,400′ and there was zero trees around me.
I got up early mostly due to not sleeping. I went over four passes. Two were just small but the the last, Chalk Creek was a bit larger. Going over Chalk Creek I had thunder storms on either side of the two ridges encircling the valley I was in.
It was a quick 22 miles but I still felt like a slug on the steep climbs. I could have kept going instead of stopping at 5 pm but the idea of hiking higher in the rain didn’t sound fun. It also thundered off and on until around 6:30.
When I got to camp I put up my tent then started a small fire. I was quite chilled and wanted some comfort. Big Foot and Atlas, two NoBo’s stopped by camp to say hello. They looked very fresh and motivated. I wish I could say the same.
It started to rain on me so I finished dinner in my tent. Just after finishing I heard something. It was Rafiki, Son and Pop. We’re all camped together once again. Tomorrow it’s a short 8 miles to Monarch Crest.
Scatman
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