I will probably be taking it easy for a few days to see if everything holds together. Hot today- near 90 degrees. Today was a good day of hiking. The leg is holding together ok. It takes about an hour and a half to warm up, then the pain goes away.
New pack seems to be holding together so far.
They were very close - less than 10 yards. One bear had a collar. I walked up on them because everything was wet and quiet. This was my first bear sighting on my thru hike. I took long breaks and ate lots of food- seems to help with fatique.