The Missing Miles

Afternoon Nordic Ski

Marion Ritter Kenwood

Cold Opener

Cannon Valley Trail

Sleep in, coffee and donuts. 10 more miles through 5-year old burnscape. Lil monotonous and exposed, but cool martiany apocalypticish area — standing black/white tree graveyard, volcanic rocks with blooming fireweed, huckleberries, raspberries(?!), sage, other shrubs bringing life back. Red hillside, scattered ponds, Jefferson views. Break at lake, refill, watch waterbugs and their shadows. Hot exposed rocky climb. Snow, snowcones! Lunch on ridge, highest point on PCT in OR. Good chats with the boys about schedule, goals, risks, etc. — they’ll likely yellowblaze/hitch a boring section of the trail to gain time and reduce risk of a bad situation in the sierras, I’ll probably go off ahead and meet up later. Swim. Siesta. Continue towards Jefferson, glacial river - Sunset drops phone, I recover (new Aquaman origin story?). Baby blackberries. Cowboy camp at Milk River with nice view of Jefferson, butterfly swarms. Water turns brown. Sun sets over trees - temp drops 10 degrees in 10 seconds, mountain turns orange, stars come out, Milky Way, moon spotlights down, bed.

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The Missing Miles

Afternoon Nordic Ski

Marion Ritter Kenwood

Cold Opener

Cannon Valley Trail

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