Day 34:
Another rest day without a book… And without much food.
Since I anticipated getting to the KOA on Friday (I might have over-confidently planned), I was out of food by Friday afternoon.
There are two reasons why this wasn’t a crisis:
COKE AND SNICKERS
The North Fork Ranger Station caretaker sells Coke and Snickers… so I may have consumed $29 worth over the course of the day…
Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do.
Time for dinner!:
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Day 35:
8 miles into the KOA.
Showered (twice!), did laundry, and resupplied.
Waited out the heat; hiked out at 5pm.
17 miles today.
Every day, I get views like this:
And sometimes I put my face in the shot:
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Video:
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Do not try this at home:
maxontrack 
Hey, Max. I guess you know now, it is best to avoid messing with snakes. Glad that it was not a sidewinder. You are in a hotbed of things that sting, bite, poison and otherwise inflict unpleasantness upon humans.
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I don’t get why you left the farm. I could’ve fed you coke and snickers!
But really, I’m always impressed how many interesting and varied experiences you can have while hiking. I mean, it’s just hiking.
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Lol! I find hiking to be a microcosm of life. The many interesting and varied experiences are just very concentrated. I mean, it’s just life, right?
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Train the snake to hike ahead of you and scare off the scarier animals.
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Good night may the stars guide you
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max the rock you found in the dessert is now like an umbrella for you
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