Day 4 from the Journal

Up early and left at about 7am. I need to get myself used to getting up early. The morning was a blur with a grueling uphill that could turn most away. It wasn't necessarily the uphill as much as the trail itself. An old logging road with big rocks and loose little rocks. Then you'd hit areas of bogs where the melt has run across the trail turning it to mud. Early season I guess. We finished segment 3 and continued to a pretty big valley where the stream coming down used to have beaver ponds but not this spring. I believe this is lost wilderness campground. Note to self: A great place to camp locally where you can drive in. The stream is




surrounded by this beautiful grass near the bridge and lying there felt so good. I wanted to cool my sore legs so I sat in the stream. Ummm submerged my hips and legs and oh it felt good!

Physically today my middle back (rumbiods)friggin killing me! Blister on right foot second toe popped up. Hips still hurts but not as bad today. Ankle acting up will have to go easy. Rainy more and that is a concern. I am vulnerable to hypothermia so I must be careful. I hope we get a few dry days so I can sleep open air. Set up is time consuming.

We find a really nice spot to camp and after a couple hours our buddy Allen shows up. He camps with us and we get to know him a little better. We lost Jason early on as he wanted to stay at the campsite longer and was going into bailey to get a few things. I figured we lost him. We had made 17 miles this day and where only 12 miles from Konosha pass. John is a trooper today.