August 19

This was a great section to have someone with. We hiked from one campground to another campground with fresh water and pit toilets. Mom and I hiked 11.9 miles to Crescent Lake campground where we are living in luxury and sleeping on a bed of comfortable sand. Two campers came by and said to stop by if we needed anything. I plan to walk by their campsite in the morning after breakfast to see if they have anything extra for two hungry hikers. Our hike today was mostly through the forest and lacked the exciting views, but had plenty of water. It did get really warm in the afternoon and almost too hot but since I'm not trying to make huge mileage I wasn't affected by the heat. It's a really easy pace and a nice transition back into hiking for me. I might have a shin splint problem in my leg that showed up a week and a half ago when hiking out of Big Lake area. I thought a few zeros would take care of it, and should have if it is indeed shin splints. This easy hiking will be good for me this week, as well as nearos on Saturday and Sunday.