July 16:Biggest Day Yet

From the Trinity Divide we finished our 5500 foot climb, topping out around 7400 ft. The views around us were shrouded in a haze of smoke, giving the landscape a mystical look that was slightly cool, but we were still bummed because this area and what is ahead in CA is supposed to be really beautiful and we weren't getting the good views. There is a lot more granite and rock...supposedly these next couple hundred miles is a displaced section of the Sierras. How you displace a mountain range is beyond me, but I won't complain; I love the Sierras.

It was a long day. We were still hiking with a pretty large group, so our breaks were fun and full of conversation. We had decided to camp at a place where we knew there was two springs (based solely off of mileage), but when we got there, there was pretty much no camping at all- just rock and trail. We ended up pitching the tarp on the trail between the two springs (we had hiked 31 miles and I was bushed). It wasn't the most amazing campsite ever, but it worked for a night, and we were tired enough to sleep anywhere.

Total Miles:1559.9
Miles Today:31.0
Camp 80:Trail Between Two Springs

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