July 8

Interesting developments. Hiked about 27 miles today. Bad news first: my bottle of heet punctured and spilled all of its contents meaning my alcohol stove is dead weight for the next couple days. I have the "hiker hunger" so I've been eating more than usual and am down to 6 days food "meager rations" (thanks for that Oregon Trail, '90s kids will understand). Good news: I can hitch hike to Mazama in the morning tomorrow and get a room for the night resupply and head back after a zero day. That does mean tomorrow will be 18 tough miles over two passes, one of which had snow according to some northbound section hikers I ran into. That's all for tonight I need my sleep.