2nd June
I should have gone to bed earlier. But I got watching Contact with Jodie Foster. It was filmed near pie Town New Mexico.
But I slept well.
The Alarm went off at 7 I snoozed it and again a d again
Okay im.up I put on coffee .then ate the last two ftuit jellys in the fridge.followed by the last of the potato salad.
I still had 1 beer left a whole litre of lemonade that I did not get around to drinking .sure the maid will enjoy it..
Okay snail we need to get out of here. Okay that all I can possibly cram into my pack it’s going to weigh a ton.
I looked at what’s left. Half a box of teabags,cheese triangles..
And a few items of clothing I have left a shirt snd hat. I would have put it in the hiker box but thee was not one.
Okay wicked scan of the room . Yup we are done. Let’s go snail.
I hoisted my pack a d we both groaned under its weight.
I am carrying 9 days of food. Yes its lot and is heavy. The next town will be Lake City 114 miles away
And as my milage has been so crap (12 miles per day) I am playing it safe. Also for this stretch I am carrying 7 freeze dried meals. Much more nutrious. But they are heavier too. Time will tell if I’ve got it right
I begin to walk down the road.sulper is heavy in the air.bye bye Pagosa . I cross the bridge for the last time and turn right onto the main road I walk a few hundred yard then take up the position.As I am waiting two more hikers make it into town.
ANYTHING YOU NEED I shouted.
I then tell them Rosies fir breakfast. Post office is down there. Laundry is…….
Oh I have a ride brilliant.my driver is off to raft down the river and so will drop.me off.
His wife will meet him at the end and bring him back.
He notices my patches on my Pack. He did the AT in 2016 so we chat away.
We are soon here. I thank him .he hands me a lip chap ( A really expensive one) He explains his wife and him have tried all brands and this one actually works .
It is called
“Evanhealy” whipped Shea butter and its $10. Wow.i thanked him then walked across the road.
I then get ready. Removeed my poles,attached my hose to my bladder. Jacket on or off?

As I’m faffing. 3 others arrive a girl named old sole and two freinds cool whip and pokemon.
Old sole asked my target. I’d like to do 10 but I’d be happy with 8 as it was now 10.30 a late start.
I let then go as they would be faster than me .
Okay snail let’s go. But it would be a slow start. A.I have had a break lol and, B its Up a big Up
I chugged down the trail . Ehich was actually well maintained.
Yes there were a few blow downs but nothing too mad.
The trail climbed and climbed by switchback so not too steep as I crossed valleys I could see the two girls. Mmm maybe try are not that fast. But I was stopping often to take photos and video.
Eventually I caught them climbing over a rather large tree. Or rather Pokemon had fallen over it.
Well I couldn’t help but laugh as I passed them .
I was really enjoying the start to this trail.it now wound its way around thesides of the mountains climbing now and then but nothing .mad.
Okay now the climbing began and the snow bumps reappeared. Mixed in with a few blow downs.
But I still thought I had a good pace the miles and the hrs ticking bye.
As I climbed a small hill I noticed Old sole sat on log. As it was 1.30 I asked do you mind if I share your log.
We chatted for some time.
She was pleased for me as we had allready done 7 miles and it was still early. And the next lake would be 10 miles. Cool.
SHE took off first. From the look of the trail.i presumed we would be going down.
But as soon as i was back on trail it climbed and climbed up through the trees and it stayed this way through most of the afternoon.
IT has to be me as Old sole was nowhere to be seen. What I mean is I seem to be forever loosing the trail and it sometimes takes me 5 minutes plus to refind.

It’s better when I’m high as I can look down and find the foot prints.. So I pushed on climbring through tge trees .the trail then dropped down into the valley. So I glasaided down . Far quicker than walking. But then I lost the trail again.
The snow was now soft as the day progressed meaning I was potholing so often. And swearing then digging my self out so progress ground to a halt.
But I was still feeling good so pushed on as the sun was still very hot.
I navigated several screes in the snow which were painfully slow but krot pushing on at 5pm as inossed numerous lakes I stooped and topped up water. As I had * completed my milage so the next spot and my tent will . be up.
Oh that looks good small track just off of the trail 5.30 done.
Now this is the weird bit
OLD sole. Checked the milage on her tracker and when we stopped for lunch at 1.30 it showed 7 miles. I have since walked on until 5.30 and my mileage on the app only shows 7.
So something is wrong.
I do not track my milage as it eats battery but I may tomorrow to see
So milage is 7 by app possibly more!!