02 1746.9 6/16/2021 clear, sunny. Didn’t sleep well. I just laid there thinking. I looked at my watch and it was 12:47 am. I’m worried about snow in these mountains. I didn’t have enough to eat and I’m cold. Gotta bring a bigger dinner and my warmer sleeping bag. Looked at watch 4:10 am. Starting to get light out. Oh well sleep or no sleep I have to hike. Packed up and was on trail around 5:15. I was worried about the climbs. I should have been worried about the blow downs. One after another after another. Slowed me down. So I won’t do 15 miles today. Saw a moose about 30 feet away as it ran off. The sudden movement scared me. At about 11 am I took a break. Just sat and rested. The climbs and blowdowns were wearing me out. I ate lunch and tried to nap. I only had about 3 more miles. When I finally started again I felt better. But near the end a muscle in my right leg cramped up. That was a first. And shockingly painful. But after it relaxed I carried on for the last little bit. I got to a stream and found a camp site. So water is plentiful.
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Truly One Foot In Front of the Other – CDT Edition
My journey hiking the long-distance Continental Divide Trail