Day 13: Open Spaces
May 4th, 2019 Gila Alt. mm 73.6 – mm 101.1 Distance in miles: 27.5 0630-1830 It was so very cold when I woke up…into the 30’s. Putting on wet shoes and socks was bad enough but I dreaded starting off immediately with river crossings. We had to plunge into the icy water in our first 30 steps. Then over and over again after that. I couldn’t feel my feet and my rash burned. I was wearing all my layers, including my tights. They got wet below the knees but I didn’t care. Thank goodness that there weren’t any waist-high crossings like the first day. We only had to go about 4 miles to the end and were so happy to[…]
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