Well, It was really uneventful today which was nice. It started out cloudy and cool and kinda stayed that way most of the morning. It was nice. No big climbs; no big descents. I was hiking by myself till after lunch through lots of big forest and nice meadows south of highway 66, then more nice forest around Hyatt Lake--alot more roads though.

I hiked some with dog lady Jody, and Woodrat and I met up with the other two, Happy Feet and Gravity at Little Hyatt. I went into Campers Cove with Woodrat to check the place out and get a snack.

Oh! Did I mention it started raining just before Hyatt Lake? Not hard but a steady sprinkle that didn't let up until about 5:30 pm. About 6pm we came upon a dry, rocky meadow surrounded by pine trees and that's where I stopped. Woodrat hiked on for another hour or so. After getting camp set, I started cleaning up and discovered my right pinky toe is one big blister. Ouch! Drained and cleaned up now--I'm hoping I won't be hobbled tomorrow. I only have about 26 miles to the highway, then it's another couple miles to Fish Lake.

The mosquitoes are getting me---must retreat!

Oh, forgot to mention, the sandhill cranes. Those strange prehistoric sounds echoing up from the lake. Awesome!