Ugh. Yes, ugh. today was hard, really hard, but at the same time, it was a feast for my taste for adventure.
One member of our party headed back down to civilization because of an injured ankle. Good choice, with that injury, she may not have made it through the day of bushwhacking and boulder hopping.
We left our injured comrade and the trail after an easy two miles and headed cross-country to the north side of the park. The next 4 miles took nearly nine hours of struggling through thick undergrowth and traversing treacherous boulder fields just waiting to prey on the unsuspecting ankle.
By sunset, I was too tired to appreciate the solitary beauty. We found a rocky knoll, pitched our tents and went to bed, too tired to even boil water for dinner.
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