Sunday, June 24th: There is nothing like being woken up in the morning to the sound of a cow stampede! I don't believe I can recall another morning where I have had such the pleasure. At first I had no idea what the noises were. It took me a while for the cows to get closer before I knew what was happening.
Despite my early wake up call from the cows I still didn't get moving until around 8:30am. It took me until noon to hike 5 miles! It WAS all uphill but 5 miles should NEVER take 3 1/2 hours. The reason for the delay was because I was climbing from 8,000ft to 11,000 and I apparently have altitude sickness. My muscles became weak, my vision started to blur and blacken, I became nauseous, and started to experience some delerium. I had to take very small steps and concentrate on my breathing. After 3 1/2 hours of this I finally made it to the top for some lunch.
After lunch I hiked another 11 miles and am now camping above 10,000ft. It seems that any altitude above 9,000ft gives me a constant headache. It's definitely an Excedrin Migraine kinda night.
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