27th June to 2nd July
19.6 miles
Hwy 9 (1055.4) to North Fork (1075)
I’m back.
I rested. I ate healthy food, well, most of the time. And I recovered. I’m certain it was Giardia mixed with high altitude that caused my woes on previous sections of the trail. On my days off I felt great and thought a visit to the doctor not necessary.
Getting back on trail was not easy. I tried to get back on trail yesterday but rainy weather had me cowering back to a dry hotel room.
I set off in the rain. I think it was a test. Do I really want to hike this trail? I felt that if I ran back to a hotel room again then I was being too soft. I had to keep going. I want to keep going.
I had 7 miles to hike from the town of Frisco to the trailhead. I walked along the bike path. I could have caught a free bus but I had to go by foot so I didn’t break my continuous line of unbroken footsteps. It rained the whole 7 miles. Character building.
The trail out of Breckenridge was rather non descript. Hiking in the trees. Hiking in the rain. No real great scenery of note. I did have a pain in my left heal which annoyed me. It felt like I stood on a nail or other such sharp object. Vitamin I fixed the problem, at least temporarily.
It rained when I set up camp. It rained as I cooked dinner and it rained when I went to sleep. My welcome back to the trail. Hopefully tomorrow will bring nice weather.
Next – Day 77 My Favourite Section of Trail so far
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Glad you are feeling better and back on trail! Were you close to the ski area at Breckenridge? That is one of my favorite places to ski.
I stayed at Frisco, so I was close to the ski field
“Funny” to find giardia after having safely drink the cattle water of new Mexico !
Yeah, I suspect I didn’t boil cooking water enough at high altitude.
I welcomed the first day of rain in Washington. After that I knew it couldnt be worse and already felt better. You got this!
Thanks Treeman. Sometimes you gotta go hiking in the rain
Really glad you are back and that you have had a revitalising break. Bad luck about the rain but … I won’t be the only one but I have missed reading your adventures. Good luck, buddy!
Thanks. It’s great to be back on trail and feeling much better
Glad you’re back at it and hope tomorrow is heaps better.
Thanks Peggy. I’m sure it will be
I lived and worked in that area for a couple of summers…such a beautiful area and great people. Not far to Wyoming
Very beautiful area. Wyoming soon.