GDT Day 22: The End of the GDT, For Now
Wednesday, July 24th, 2024, 0700-1800Helmet Falls Campground to Ottertail trailhead, mm 332.617.2 miles, Gain: 2340′, Loss: 4200′, elevation 3880′ Woody actually beat me out of camp in the morning…I guess he was that eager to get out, too. I was slow to begin moving, despondent about our thru hike ending so prematurely. But I pushed my way up our final pass (Good Sir) pretty fast and easily. Far Out notes warned of some bushwhacky sections on the descent, but I didn’t find it to be that bad. I caught up to Woody and we took a short morning break at the McArthur ranger cabin. It was to have been our campsite this night, but we were obviously pushing on. Parks[…]
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