Lake of the Woods Trail

Dave made it to the Brown Mt. Shelter (PCT mile 1771) in time for dinner tonight, Tuesday August 10th. He waited for Zero and Fire Marshall, but felt the urge to continue on. There were just too many hikers at this spot.

He hiked another mile, just prior to the Lake of the Woods Trail (PCT mile 1772.5). It was getting dark and there were no flat spots, so he headed east up the mountain using an animal trail. His goal was to get to the ridge to find a place for his tent. He got his tent up, but it is slanted, so sleeping will be fun.

See PCT half mile map Oregon Section B, page 7 - check out the topo lines just east of PCT mile 1772.5 - what an uphill Dave had!

http://www.pctmap.net/download/p/mapdl.html

Also check out his spot:

http://www.findmespot.com/mylocation/?id=3E2p0/42.33624/\-122.25571

A bonus about getting on this ridge meant that he had a cell phone signal. He made a quick call to me in order to save his battery. He was worried about Zero and Fire Marshall and wondered if their spot had come in. Luckily it had just a few moments prior. They were at the Brown Mt. Shelter, only 1 1/2 miles away from Dave.

Dave made 22 miles today, which is great, even though he got a late start. Tomorrow he is aiming for 30 miles. He said that only the dark kept him from putting in more miles today. He felt he had more miles in him.

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