13 Old CDT Alternative 11.3 6/27/2021 cloudy, some sun, a sprinkle. It was warmer last night. In the night I woke to get on my gloves but the next time I looked it was 4:45 am and time to get up. I was on trail about 5:30. The trail was more swampy, had a badly burned section and at the end was a forest road walk. Oh and the mosquitoes were bad too. Now I think I know why the new CDT trail was proposed. I zoomed along with some climbs and completed 5 miles by 7:35 when I stopped for my first snack. I wasn’t pushing it but I bopped along at my normal pace. I had my second snack and then lunch. By lunch I was only a mile from being done with my planned 15 miles. I filled up my water at a stream and started looking for a campsite. The clouds were threatening but only gave out a few sprinkles. Finally I found a flatish spot among some pines. It really was a nice little campsite. I completed an easy 15.8 miles. Tomorrow I have two big climbs in the remaining 7.8 miles.
