August 4

Another zero to heal and recover. I can't wait to get back on trail and get back to my "home". My new shoes make me feel like in walking in fuzzy slippers. I'm excited at the thought of the challenge of trying to hike 27 miles per day for the next 9 days. If I can do that I'll be ready for 30+ days in southern Oregon. I got a new bright orange shirt to reflect the sun and sent my black shirt home for use later on. I need to get up and get after it in the morning, but there is a place in town that has excellent breakfast burritos and that is one thing that is sure to delay my start. The only concern now is sore knees from the 4,300 ft. descent into the gorge, but a little glucosamine should help with that. I did get my fix on food I crave on the trail today: lunch was American Chinese food, and dinner was McDonald's McChicken, two McDoubles and a Hot Fudge Sunday. I should be able to power out of here tomorrow.