7/24/15 Day 91 Pinedale to Knoll M1954.7 9200′
Tent – Nights Spent Alone: 10
26.8, 1694.3 Trip Miles
Mostly Sunny
Day’s of Snow: 8 – Day’s of Rain: 35 – Days of Hail: 17
# of Zero days: 10
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
Wolf
Buffalo
Critter Count
4 Marmot
3 Squirrels
2 Chipmunks
2 Moose
1 Ground Squirrels
Totals
1) 533 Pronghorn*
2) 383 Elk*7
3) 200 Chipmunks *5
4) 167 Deer*2
5) 152 Marmot*4
6) 120 Lizards*6
7) 116 Wild Horses
8) 75 Squirrels *9
9) 56 Ground Squirrels
10) 52 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) 3 Porcupine
20) 2 Fox
21) 2 Rattle Snakes
22) 2 Toads
23) 1 Badger
24) 1 Mouse
25) 1 Skunk
26) 1 Weasel
*184 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
Another late night. I guess that’s to be expected when you hike 25+ miles and don’t start till around 10:45 am.
I’m going to keep it short. Slept okay inside, not great. Shitty continental breakfast (Sorry Jill), surprises at PO (Thanks Jill!), long hike back to CDT on side trail, then…
Knapsack Col happened. Words can’t describe the beauty I saw today. This might be the most beautiful spot I’ve every seen. Yes I said it. Today topped the San Juan Mountains. This little 13.8 mile alternate was non stop beauty. I’m not sure the CDT can top it. Glacier is yet to come so we’ll have to wait and see.
Today was a good day to be alive if you were me. Even the sunburn I got can’t bring me down. It was that good.
Scatman
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