Day 57: Rolling hills in NOCAL
August 31st, 2018 Butcherknife Creek mm 1467 to Peavine Creek mm 1432.5 Distance: 34.5 miles 0600-1900 It was a long day, my longest distance in a day yet, I think. I walked the trail by moonlight for the first 15 minutes. It isn’t getting fully light until about 0630 now. And it was a tough climb out of the valley. Especially since near the top, the smoke was kind of thick and I didn’t enjoy breathing it. Once over the ridge, it cleared up some and the sun was shining. The trail was very dry and dusty, so I could see many animal prints. In one area, the vegetation was overgrown and I saw fresh mountain lion prints that made[…]
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