Friday, September 14th

Friday, September 14th: Todays miles = 26. Total PCT miles = 2,093.

My feet were extreamly sore today. Every step hurt. I popped a few of the blisters and tried to wrap them up the best I could with the supplies I had; a pocket knife, toilet paper, and duck tape. My bandage held up for the most part until the toilet paper I was using as a protective gauze got wet. By the end of the day it turned into a disintegrated mess held tightly to my skin with duck tape over open, pussing blisters. It wasn't pleasant to unwrap at the end of the day.

The hiking today was nicer than I could ask for. The trail was graded and mild. I threw myself into a pretty intense daydream and hit the trail! I love daydreaming while hiking; it makes the day go by so quickly, AND you get to be a bad ass super hero fraternizing with Batman! Hiking couldn't get any better!

I arrived at my camp spot for tonight in the dark and accidentally woke a man sleeping in his tent just 5 yards from me (I couldn't see his tent in the dark and I screamed in excitement when I saw a fire pit). I also got excited when I realized my water source for the night was a beautiful spring. I got water, set up my tent, and went to bed. I didn't bother to cook dinner tonight. I was too lazy and the mosquitoes were out. I just curled up in my sleeping bag for the night. I would eat in the morning.