7/27/15 Day 94 Lava Mountain Lodge M1922 7789′
Cabin – Nights Spent Alone: 11
0, 1756.9 Trip Miles
Mostly Sunny
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
Unicorn
Wolf
Buffalo
Critter Count
1 Ground Squirrels (not on trail)
Totals
1) 533 Pronghorn*
2) 383 Elk*7
3) 204 Chipmunks *5
4) 168 Deer*2
5) 152 Marmot*4
6) 120 Lizards*6
7) 116 Wild Horses
8) 82 Squirrels *9
9) 57 Ground Squirrels*10
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, *10 – 5 off trail
Today was an unexpected day off since I hiked the 40 miler the other day. I also had to wait for a package from Fedex. I decided I was tired of constantly worrying about whether or not my solar charger was one, still attached to my pack and two, that it was getting sunlight. I found a power pack from Anker that claimed to charge the iPhone 6+ four times faster. It was only a few ounces heavier than my solar charger. I also only have one or two stretches that are more than 4 days. I almost never drain my battery in a day so I’m thinking this should be the ticket.
I organized my gear, trimmed my sleeping pad down, charged my phone and the power pack, watched a movie on Netflix (a first ever on any trail. Having a smart phone is a double edge sword.), had probably my first personally cooked hot lunch ever but I can’t be sure on that one, washed my rain gear for the first time ever, then I spent the rest of the afternoon talking to She-ra who I met on West Ridge going into Breckenridge.
We talked for hours then went to the restaurant for dinner. She is taking a different route tomorrow but we should bump into each other at some point throughout the day.
It’s raining now and rained/hailed earlier. There was reports of snow north of here. I thought I was done with that shit! The challenges never stop on the monster of a trail.
Scatman
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