Day 38 – Wednesday 8/19/2020 – 1902.7 – clear, sunny, hot, monsoon clouds but no rain. I woke later at 5:00 am to get less darkness. I packed up and was on trail at 5:50 am. Today was four climbs. One immediately followed by another then a long descent and a long ascent. The last was to get to Hancock Lake. The elevation diagram made it look easy. It wasn’t. It was a rocky road walk and had many steep ups. I was tired and wanting it all to stop, but I kept pushing until I got to the lake. I’m above tree line. So I set up my tent in some low bushes to break any wind. We shall see if that works. I had been not drinking enough water and my throat was so dry when I got there. After setting up the tent I walked down to the lake and filled up all my water containers. I even guzzled a bottle right then and there to try to get more hydration. The mountains surround me. They form a cul-de-sac. Tomorrow I see Justin. Yippee! I barely saw him two days ago. I’ve only got 14 miles because he is camping on a forest road at mile 1916.6.
