56 2686.4 8/9/2021 misty, foggy, very cold, very windy, exposed. I had put on my puffy and gloves to stay warm while sleeping. I kept them on. Woke and packed up my wet tent. I could see my breath. It was COLD! I was slack packing with minimal things. There were two immediate climbs. I ascended into fog (clouds). The trail was easy to follow and without the fog the views would have been great. But the wind, cold and fog was miserable. I had two more smaller climbs. Then a long descent to Rogers Pass. Justin was there waiting. We talked and agreed that we’d go to Lincoln MT for the rest of today. Previously we had discussed me going on, but the weather killed that. So we got a burger, and found a spot at an RV park. I dried out my tent and set it out. I changed my wound dressing. Then I took at nap from 3-5 pm. I didn’t sleep much with the previous night’s cold. We had pancakes for dinner. Yum! Tomorrow I plan on going 8 miles which is short but there is water there. Then 10 miles to a lake for water. Then 12 to 20 more to get down out of the mountain for more water.
