Eagle creek that is. That is our proposed stopping point today. Knowing we have another twenty mile day ahead of us, Easty had us up at the crack of dawn. I got some hot water going for our tea and yerba mate as Tammy took down our shelter. We ate our Probar (Art's Original rocks!!!) and were on the trail nice and early. The theme lately seems to be to get half of our daily miles done before 'breakfast' while the temps are cool. Like I have said before, I really enjoy hiking in the morning. Things are so peaceful. We are getting stronger every day and we ticked off the first 10 miles by 11AM. Laying out our sheet of Tyvek, we have a backcountry brunch consisting of granola with powered soy milk and blueberries, a fruit leather and usually another bar. We passed a couple of beautiful lakes today heading towards Ebbett's Pass. I took a quick photo of Christi and Tammy by Asa Lake.
Next, we passed Noble Lake. Just before lunch we came to a high point where I could look back and see where we had been. It is always such an amazing feeling to me when I can see how far my own two legs have brought me.
Today it was windy ALL DAY. As we began our descent to Ebbett's Pass, we found a sheltered spot just off the trail where we enjoyed some Trader Joe' s peanut butter filled pretzels and a Primal Strip. Just as we came to the pass there was a good view Ebbett's Peak. Someone had climbed it and put up a giant flag pole and flag on top. The moon behind made for a nice photo. (Sorry about the blurriness).
We crossed the road at Ebbett's Pass and hiked the last 7 miles to Eagle Creek. We were at camp by 4PM. This gave us plenty of time to set up camp, wash up in the creek and have an early dinner. We have another big mileage day tomorrow so it's nice to get off our feet.
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