Day 61: Halfway
September 4th, 2018 Warner Valley Campground/Drakesbad mm 1350 to Butt Mountain mm 1321 Distance: 29 miles 0630-1830 Today was a pretty relaxed walk and a grand accomplishment. I made it to the halfway point on the PCT! It was again a very chilly morning. I have camped near creeks the past 2 nights and that usually makes for colder conditions. I took a short alternate trail to check out the boiling mud lake. It was interesting, with steam rising and the occasional gurgle from a mud bubble. I didn’t find any interpretive signs explaining the feature, so I didn’t get a full appreciation for it. The rest of the day was just lots of ups and downs, with the occasional[…]
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