Date: 2007-11-26
From: Wapiti Shelter

To: Jenny Knob Shelter
Miles today: 14.6
Weather: light rain

mi. 14.6sleep shelterdest. Jenny Knob Shelter day 137 I forgot to put it in yesterdays, but I got a couple good examples of it all working out in the end. I left town without enough fuel in my canister to get to the next outfitter. What do I find at the shelter I stayed at last night but a half full canister. The exact same type as I am using. I cooked dinner with it and it works great. Thanks to whomever left it. The second one was when I was throwing my bearbag rope I didn't hang onto the other end. It took off up the tree after the end I threw and got stuck in the tree. I ended up cutting all of the extra I tied on that I found at another shelter. What do I find in that and the shelter that I am staying at tonight, but more than enough of the same cheap rope I was using. Seriously, it all works out in the end if you let it. I woke up a lot over the course of the night. Despite the rain, the moon was still really bright and shinning right into the shelter. I kept thinking it was getting light. I woke up in the morning to the sound of heavier rain than I want to hike in, so I went back to sleep. I finally got up, ate breakfest, and packed up and was hiking by 8:30 or so. It stopped raining then for the moment. I am liking having the radio. It is one of the ones with FM/AM/TV/Weather. After listening to Maddon call the game last night I caught the weather forcast for the day. I didn't like what it was, but at least I knew. 100% chance of rain with scattered showers in case your wondering. I also caught the traffic report and had to laugh thinking about all those times stuck in traffic back home. Not now. I was not feeling it at all today. I think a lot of it was the late starts. When I just out of bed early and get moving, the miles really come. When I sleep in, they come only after a lot of work. Not much I can say about the hiking today. Not hard per say, just not fun. The off and on rain. Which made the slippery leaves wet and more slippery. I passed 2 roads today with stores on them. One was .5 the other .8. I decided I already have way too much food in the foodbag and decided to skip them. I got to the shelter around 4pm. I felt great to get where I was going in the light. And to think northbounders can sleep in, hike 25, and still make it to camp before dark. I was originally planning to make it the extra 10 to the next shelter, but not after the late start and crappy feeling. I managed to eat and get settled in time to watch a decent sunset from the shelter. The clouds opened up, the sun set, then the clouds came back. I nice ending to a rainy day. I am debating about skipping the town stop tomorrow. I can make it into the next town after 2 nights on the trail if all goes well. I have more than enough for it. I could probibly squeeze another day out of that if needed. If I go in I will only pick up some snacks and lunch for there. I think I will see how it goes. If a 24 happens tomorrow I'll skip town. If not I'll go in. I think the rain is done for now, so that shouldn't slow me down. I just have to get some of the weight out of the pack. For the first time ever tonight I saw a cockrooch outside of a city. I saw one in the shelter, close enough for the woods for me. I was wondering earlier on if they are native to somewhere in the US or were imported. They might not be native, I really don't know, but I saw my first which strangly enough makes me happy. Gear Update. Well it took a couple months, but I finally killed a platapus water bladder. I am using the resivor one with the drinking tube. It now leaks close to the cap. So I am back to the trusty gatoraid bottle. Which is probibly a good thing. The tube has some stuff growing in it I probibly shouldn't be drinking. This makes 1 nalgene canteen, 1 generic, 2 camelbacks, and 1 platy to 1 gatoraid bottle. Maybe that should be telling me something.