[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t was early again this morning. Last night I thought it was a good idea to get up a little earlier so I could have breakfast. Big mistake, I’m not hungry enough at 3:30 in the morning and/or sleepingbag is too comfy. I snoozed till 4 o’clock, we were hiking at 5 o’clock. Wind was still hauling.

It was a nice hike this morning, not too much up, not too much down. After an hour we were mostly on the sheltered side of the mountain, where the wind was not bothering too much.

At 9:30 we were at a watersource we didn’t rely on. There was plenty of water. Even though I got here with 4+ liters this is a good thing. Next water is in 18 something miles. We don’t have to go there today and we get to drink as much as we need.

I cooked a nice meal that I bought at REI here. Pasta with spicy sausage. Well sausage, I would call it minced (pork)meat. It was good. We saw two deer here. We got a real sleep. It was a really good siesta.

I still wanted to do some good miles. In the afternoon we did another good 12.5 miles. Again the trail was nice. Not too steep. Bit up and a bit down. Podcast, Ewalk and I we were listening to our podcasts/music. I am listening to the trail show at the moment. Four thru-hikers talking about trails, hiking and beer. I really enjoy it. They sometimes talk through eachother, have some misplaced sound effects, but it’s fun. You can download the trail show on iTunes or on their website www.thetrailshow.com.

We passed lots of burn area. We ended the day in pine forrest where we found a campspot at 20:30. I made 2 Nutella tortillas for dinner and was in bed by 21:30h. Tomorrow we hike out at 6 o’clock. Little sleep in.

Miles hiked: 22.6 Miles

Campsite with tree cover (572.9) – Campsite in the pine forrest (595.7)

Weather: Breezy, it was good temperature today. I was almost cold actually, especially in the morning and during siesta.