Backpack blogging: On our maps it says 10, but its a mile each way to walk down to the shelter areas. Its adding more miles than we anticipated. The shelters are so cute and are a huge relief on rainy days but they don’t have bunks in them like I anticipated from other hiking trips.

Backpack blogging: Finally a site with pumpable water! It was a treat to not have to filter water from a river this morning. Its such a gorgeous old relic and works fast! I have all new clean clothes after hanging them off to dry on the backpack today. —–

Backpack blogging: … and continued for the whole 10 miles. Clothes soaked, boots and socks soaked, change of clothes also soaked, we arrive at the cabin to find the firewood soaked… Its still pouring outside and getting dark. It will rain all night. We need to find a water source too. An hour later its

Backpack blogging: Today’s forecast – sunny, tomorrow sunny, the rest of the week… thunderstorms. —–

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