Meetup: Day 37 – Tuesday 8/18/2020 – 1894.9 – clear, cloudy, monsoon clouds, 15 min monsoon rain, cooler, clearing. I woke at 4:45 am. I used headlamp to pack up. I was on trail about 5:40 am. My left ankle is still sore. I slowly descended down in darkness with my headlamp. In front of me as I hiked down the trail I saw animal eyes reflecting. Whoa! What was that? I started singing and luckily my awful voice scared it away. At 6:05 am turned off headlamp. I got to Cottonwood Pass and Justin about 10:30 am. He made me pancakes with butter and syrup. He’s a trail angel to other hikers. He gives them sodas, beer, and maybe food. Quickly I resupplied my water and food. It was just a Stop & Go. I kissed and hugged him and was back on trail at 11:15 am. Three climbs later I found a campsite. I’m worried about my ankle. I had lots of rocks to hike/stumble through today. The monsoon clouds were threatening but it was only just sprinkles. I set up tent and relaxed inside it. At 5:30 pm we had a downpour. Now it’s clearing. It’s also much cooler now. I hope all is dry by tomorrow. I made and ate dinner and then it was bed time. Tomorrow is four climbs. The last to a lake for the night.
