Monday, August 30

Yesterday's distance covered: 3.5 miles.

Last night's campsite: Paradise River trail camp (I'm the lone camper here).

Yesterday's weather: Cloudy, but mild.

Today's wake-up weather: Light rain, thick clouds, 42 degrees.

Happenings: The dry, firm trail I followed to this spot yesterday (while passing about 30 dayhikers) is now abandoned and filled with small puddles and rivulets of water. Comfortably overcast conditions have been replaced by prolonged periods of dank drizzle.

Nice view along the way: Partially tree-obscured Carter Falls.

Thoughts: The calendar says late August; the sweatshirt-gray clouds say mid-November.

Last night's meal: A bagel and some beef jerky (about 50 cents worth).

Looking ahead: Am I going to be walking through 12 more days of this?

Distance still to travel: 91.5 miles.

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