Episode 10: Day 16

Due to yesterday’s late night push to find water, this is the first morning I’m not waking up feeling fresh. I guess my body isn’t so happy with me at the moment. Feet and ankles are definitely yelling at me.
Today went downhill, both literally and figuratively. I actually ran out of food by lunchtime (Yeah, yesterday I ran out of water, and today food. I’m on a roll…). So, I’m feeling pretty badly about that. And just as I was trying to strategize surviving the rest of the day…

TRAIL MAGIC

A trail angel, Seesaw, brought a cooler full of apples, oranges, watermelon, orange juice, water, and beer.

I immediately ate 2 apples, an orange, and chugged  4 cups of juice. After a quick rest, I took 3 oranges to go and went on my way, spirits lifted high! 

Eventually, my sugar rush wore off, and I was back to hungry hiking. And then came the rain…

TOUGH, WET, COLD MILES. Ryan passed by, and we talked. I told him I was calling it at 200, and I would do the final 10 to Ziggy and the Bear in the morning (I did not tell him that I was going to do that with no food). Then he zoomed away and I pushed on, step…by…step…

And then I hit marker 200:

And Ryan, knowing I was having a rough time, left me a gift:

KINDNESS IS AMAZING

Seeing that put a smile on my face and gave me such a morale boost, I churned out an additional four and a half miles!!!

Mile 200!:

Today I descended from 9,000 ft to just over 1,000 feet. 

Camped at mile 204.5. 

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No video due to low/no phone battery.