Waking up on Montana Mountain.
I thought about starting my day before sunrise.
Then I decided to sleep in instead.
It didn't take long for me to miss the first trailhead and add a extra mile on my day.
When back on trail I was able to get some water just past the Roger Trough TH.
Then I snacked on some manzanita flowers for fun.
Lots of trails here in the Superstition Wilderness.
Making it easy to get off track.
Woolly Paint Brushes are starting to bloom.
Lots of steep climbing today.
having so little food for this section sucked because it zapped my energy.
Since my shoes decided to give out on me a week ago my left foot has been hurting.
I've been taking it easy on it with a slower pace.
And taking breaks in the mid afternoon when its hottest just to get off of it for awhile.
Around 5pm I was feeling drained from only eating 500 calories all day.
It was making me clumsy.
I'd done about 18 miles so far and decided not to go the full 13 more miles to town.
Instead to take it slow and see where it gets me.
Being low on water I hiked until I found something other then cow ponds to drink from.
Following the cottonwood trail which is really just a washed out rocky creek.
I was soon under some cottonwoods trees and nearing the seasonal spring.
Luckly for me it was flowing water because I was down to my last 2 ounces.
I chugged a liter and took a liter and a half to go.
I was ready to be done with today's hiking now.
So all there was left to do was find of flat spot.
It was getting dark now and the trail had become pretty over grown.
Unfortunately I couldn't find a flat spot for another mile and a half.
Leaving me 6 miles away from town after a 26 mile day.
I can't wait for breakfast tomorrow.
I thought about starting my day before sunrise.
Then I decided to sleep in instead.
It didn't take long for me to miss the first trailhead and add a extra mile on my day.
When back on trail I was able to get some water just past the Roger Trough TH.
Then I snacked on some manzanita flowers for fun.
Lots of trails here in the Superstition Wilderness.
Making it easy to get off track.
Woolly Paint Brushes are starting to bloom.
Lots of steep climbing today.
having so little food for this section sucked because it zapped my energy.
Since my shoes decided to give out on me a week ago my left foot has been hurting.
I've been taking it easy on it with a slower pace.
And taking breaks in the mid afternoon when its hottest just to get off of it for awhile.
Around 5pm I was feeling drained from only eating 500 calories all day.
It was making me clumsy.
I'd done about 18 miles so far and decided not to go the full 13 more miles to town.
Instead to take it slow and see where it gets me.
Being low on water I hiked until I found something other then cow ponds to drink from.
Following the cottonwood trail which is really just a washed out rocky creek.
I was soon under some cottonwoods trees and nearing the seasonal spring.
Luckly for me it was flowing water because I was down to my last 2 ounces.
I chugged a liter and took a liter and a half to go.
I was ready to be done with today's hiking now.
So all there was left to do was find of flat spot.
It was getting dark now and the trail had become pretty over grown.
Unfortunately I couldn't find a flat spot for another mile and a half.
Leaving me 6 miles away from town after a 26 mile day.
I can't wait for breakfast tomorrow.
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