Slept in after the rain storm, getting up around 9am and hit the trail an hour or so later. After a couple miles we stopped to get water at a spring fed steam about 300 yards down hill from the trail.

In the afternoon, the trail crossed a road, with a small “store” next to it.  We went in and bought ice cream and Powerade. We lounged in the sun eating and drinking before hitting the trail again.

Shortly after getting back on the trail, I found a clump of bear fur.  No sign of the owner though.

Towards the end of the day, the trail took us higher up and we found a sign that offered an alternate route for bad weather.

What I read was “fun, challenging trail up ahead!” And it did not disappoint. We were soon scrambling over boulders to get to the top of the ridgeline. Once there, we were rewarded with excellent 360 views of the surrounding area.

After taking a bunch of pictures, we worked our way down the rest of the trail.  It proved to be more difficult than the first half of the ridgeline, with more boulder scrambles and a 10ft rock wall that we had to climb down.

A short distance away from the shelter we camped at, we passed the 300 mile mark!

We arrived in camp with just enough time to set up and cook. The wind calmed down and with a clear sky there were plenty of stars out.