57 2694.6 8/10/2021 clearer skies, sunny, very windy. Woke at 5 am in Lincoln MT. Justin drove me 15-20 minutes to Rogers Pass and took my picture to post to the family. I had two climbs immediately. The wind was blowing hard. I wore my puffy with the hood up and glovers. Then the two big climbs for the day. The CDT added an alternative that did not make the high point climb on the first one. Instead it went around the mountain. Yippee! Unfortunately I tripped and fell on a cut-off tree stub. Things went flying including my phone. All was ok. Nothing broken. My wound was OK. Downhill falls can be harsh. The second climb went to the top and the back side descent was treacherous. It was steep with loose rock and the wind didn’t help. Sidewards one step at a time. I reached Lewis and Clark Pass. I had to walk about 1/4 mile down to get water. While there I ate lunch and guzzled a bottle of water. I filled all my containers – 4.7L of water. It was very heavy to trudge back up to the pass. I looked for a tent site with a wind block and found some bushes. After setting up I laid down but didn’t nap. I was in the sun so I opened my umbrella in my tent to get some shade. At 5:30 I made dinner and did the rest of my chores. Including changing my wound dressing, which had barely leaked. Now it’s about 7 pm and although it’s light out I’m probably going to try to sleep. Note at 10:30 pm after peeing I saw two headlamps go by my tent towards the creek. Tomorrow I have 10 miles and 6-7 climbs – some bigger, some smaller. I might go on over one more peak if I can find water at the Guthooks “Lake” marker. Night night.
