After the dramatic and extremely physically difficult Gila River canyon it was nice to just hike on some jeep tracks. I left camp at 5:40 AM. The sunrise on the high plain was a welcome sight. I finished 10 miles by 9:45 AM. Things were back on schedule. As a result I could relax and still make my miles.
During my afternoon break I accidentally sat on my bite valve and drained my Platypus bladder. It was only when I realized it that I had to hike an extra 2 miles to a known good water source.
I completed 22 miles for the day. A new CDT daily record for me. Even with the extra miles I was done just before 4 PM and could do camp chores. While I was filtering water One Pole and then Moxie also arrived. We are all camped here tonight. It nice to have some other hikers to chat and share stories with after a long day
