September 7:Up High

Our day began with a refreshing 2000 ft climb up to Cutthroat Pass at 6800+ ft where we got a taste of what most of our last few days would be like. Today we would descend into the 4000's, spend most of the day there, then bookend the day with another 2500 ft climb back up to 6600 ft. We will spend the majority of our last few days above 6000 ft.

The sun was warm although the temps were cool- a good balance for hiking. We hiked on and off with Bryan and Dave as well, which was fun. Their goal was to make it to Manning Park on Wed or Thurs, wnhile our's was Tues, so toward the end of the day we said goodbye to the and hiked on when they camped.

The final climb was grueling and seemed like it would never end. We rolled into camp around 6:30pm and started a fire to warm us up. We had seen frost earlier today around 6000 ft, so we knew it would be a cold night. Flippy let us borrow his titanium cup to heat water over the fire. Who would have thought Crystal Light would taste good warm? It was just nice to ingest something warm and be heated from the inside out.

The mouse wasn't too much of a bother; he left us alone after Mark moved his food bag to under his feet, but we did wake up to find tons of little mouse prints in the sand around us. They might be cute if they weren't so annoying. Two Down; two to go.

Total Miles:2618.6
Miles Today:24.8
Camp 133:Mouse Prints in the Sand

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