Day 54: Deadfall lake
August 28th, 2018 Mm 1552 to mm 1521 Distance: 31 miles 0620-1830 The trail stayed relatively level today, which meant that it had to meander along all the contours of the mountains. It has been doing a huge dogleg to the north, which kind of unsettled me. I hiked fast all morning just to get past the part that was going the wrong way. At least there were some really nice views on the long traverses. The wind had shifted and the smoke was mostly being blown to the SE. I came to a paved road around 11 am and got cell reception. Plants had texted me to warn of a new fire closure of the trail right after our[…]
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