To PCT mile 2176.6 (stats here).
I got up 6:10am and did not feel like get going at all. I did part of the morning routine inside the bugnet and got moving only at 7:15am. I started walking with the neopren compression sock on. The plan is to use that the first and last 2 hours of days hiking, and in between utilise the zensah socks. Short after starting hiking I went past an older hiker, Bible, who was getting up in his camp. He was eager to chat.
I was going slowly. There was a 3000 feet ascend and I was trying to be carefull with the leg. After my first break, I needed to heed the call of nature. Usually this makes me feel great and light, but now there was a funny feeling in my stomach. I could not keep the hipbelt buckled because of this. Maybe the town eating was causing issues.
Soon after the break Bible caught up with me. We talked for a while and he told me a lot about Mt. Rainier that he has climbed many times. He is in a great shape for his age. After a while I let him go as with my physical issues, I did not feel talking for that long. My leg felt relatively good but the stomach caused an overall tiredness and nausea. I only took ibuprofein one time today. It is time to get rid of the habit of eating that.
I kept my second break and felt like lying down and taking a nap. I did not actually do that but fell asleep while leaning on a tree. Getting back to hiking after that was hard.
It was a hot day and I did not drink enough. Because of the climbing, I did not take much water with me from the sources to minimize carrying. The sources were few and sparsely located, nothing on top of the climb. In addition, the new bladder introduced a plastic taste to the water. I was hoping it to disappear soon as it did not encourage drinking.
The views today were nothing spectacular. The smoke affected the visibility, but there was not much to see to begin with. To add to the list of complaints, the new shirt feels way too hot for the weather and is also a bit bulky.
On my six hour break, the Danish called Boss went past me. A Canadian called Squish and few Americans joined me for the break. It was fun to socialise with them. We talked about how the fire closure at the Canadian border sucks and probably is not gonna be lifted anytime soon. I took my chocolate coffee mix on the break and felt better.
The rest of the day was better. Having the coffee helped, and I resolved doing about 25 miles. I was slow early in the day but in the evening I was able to pick up some speed. I met with Boss again while he had already made camp. We talked a while and then I continued until late. I was at my own campsite around 9pm when it was dark already. The site was great, next to a creek. The feeling in my stomach had eased out and the day felt good overall.
I got up 6:10am and did not feel like get going at all. I did part of the morning routine inside the bugnet and got moving only at 7:15am. I started walking with the neopren compression sock on. The plan is to use that the first and last 2 hours of days hiking, and in between utilise the zensah socks. Short after starting hiking I went past an older hiker, Bible, who was getting up in his camp. He was eager to chat.
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| New state does not yet often that new scenery. |
I was going slowly. There was a 3000 feet ascend and I was trying to be carefull with the leg. After my first break, I needed to heed the call of nature. Usually this makes me feel great and light, but now there was a funny feeling in my stomach. I could not keep the hipbelt buckled because of this. Maybe the town eating was causing issues.
Soon after the break Bible caught up with me. We talked for a while and he told me a lot about Mt. Rainier that he has climbed many times. He is in a great shape for his age. After a while I let him go as with my physical issues, I did not feel talking for that long. My leg felt relatively good but the stomach caused an overall tiredness and nausea. I only took ibuprofein one time today. It is time to get rid of the habit of eating that.
I kept my second break and felt like lying down and taking a nap. I did not actually do that but fell asleep while leaning on a tree. Getting back to hiking after that was hard.
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| Bible having his break at a creek. |
It was a hot day and I did not drink enough. Because of the climbing, I did not take much water with me from the sources to minimize carrying. The sources were few and sparsely located, nothing on top of the climb. In addition, the new bladder introduced a plastic taste to the water. I was hoping it to disappear soon as it did not encourage drinking.
The views today were nothing spectacular. The smoke affected the visibility, but there was not much to see to begin with. To add to the list of complaints, the new shirt feels way too hot for the weather and is also a bit bulky.
On my six hour break, the Danish called Boss went past me. A Canadian called Squish and few Americans joined me for the break. It was fun to socialise with them. We talked about how the fire closure at the Canadian border sucks and probably is not gonna be lifted anytime soon. I took my chocolate coffee mix on the break and felt better.
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| The day setting and the sun looking too red. |
The rest of the day was better. Having the coffee helped, and I resolved doing about 25 miles. I was slow early in the day but in the evening I was able to pick up some speed. I met with Boss again while he had already made camp. We talked a while and then I continued until late. I was at my own campsite around 9pm when it was dark already. The site was great, next to a creek. The feeling in my stomach had eased out and the day felt good overall.
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