DAY 51 Heading yo Lake city day 2 ( I love climbing)

June 3rd 2022

I slept really well and was up by 5.30 and ready to go .just drinking my tea.but then I decided to track myself on my watch after many minutes I gave up and used my phone so all the faffing took an half hr.

But we are on trail and it imeaditly began to climb so I was pleased thst I stoped when I did.

The whole morning I was climbing with my fav the blow downs just for fun eventually I was up.

Wow what great views all around

Then I was going down I exited by a great lake then it was back to climbing then at last it evened out and it was a nice trail again I came to another great lake. There were several signposts but they were so weathered you were unable to read them.

I checked my app I was on the correct path

As I walked around the lake the trail became very badly over grown with these bushes that scratch you. And I hike in shorts.

I had to force my way throuh. Xnd once through the trail climbed. I think its going to be like this all day haha.. Once up I had more amazing views. I then traveled through several meadows following the cairns. IT then dropped down and followed the contours of the mountains. I like this but the trail was littered either rocks so I was unable to go too fast. . I spent most of the afternoon climbing small hills.okay lunch.

I stopped in a sunny spot took of my shoes and socks and relaxed.

I ate 1 apple that I had brought out from.town. I checked my milage I had completed 8 miles that’s good I thought I shod be able to do similar this afternoon maybe.

Lunch over I set off but this section of trail was littered with blowdowns. Fuck I said maybe I won’t do 8 this afternoon.

Luckily the trail was now clear as I exited into wide open area. With a faint line running off in the distance. That’s my trail. There is another trail called the Creded cutoff I thought it would be better marked as I missed it completely. Luckily I wasn’t taking that route

At the next melt stream I topped up l 1itre as it was a fair way until the next. Typically I was now closing again and it was straight up and very steep. Phew I was puffing and panting. Okay 4.5 miles to next water. That would give me approx 13 miles today

Once at the top I set of following thd trail 4.5 Mike’s I can do that as its still so early. The trail meandered over several small hills. Nothing scary nothing to worry me untill. OMG NO NO

why !!

The trail then climbed up this massive mountain. I tried to follow the trail it switchbacked left and right climbing higher and higher.

I can’t do that I said to myself.

But I knew I had to. It looked high very high and snow topped it.

I chugged on and up stopping every 10 minutes to get my breath. But the top still looked out of reach. I kept climbing but the top appeared to stay where it was. The higher I got the more uncomfortable I got maybe im too cautious. But I didnt really like this type of climb. The trail bed was fairly narrow and not that secure. Atlas I was getting there. High above me sat huge blocks of snow.

Like waiting for an avalanche. Don’t know why I’m thinking this.

Two switch backs to go

I am up phew. I sat straight down on a rock leaving my pack on.

Wow I could see all around .especially the line of the trail far below me..

Okay down. Thank god.

It was a low gradient down but in places narrow.so slow is safe and safe is slow.

But then I could up a bit. As I dropped lower and lower nope I going back up again following more cairns

Okay I need water and i would like to camp …maybe.

Once again I came to several signs

And again they were so weathered that I could not read.

I choose the left option. Walked a yard checked my app.

Whoop yes I am on trail