Day 4: Bonus Miles Are Bad

Location ; Burlington Bay Camp Site, Two Harbors

Distance: 18.8 miles + 5.0 road miles + 1.8 bonus

First, Cooper.  Cooper was only going tem miles today, so he was sleeping in. I didn't get a chance to say goodbye. He will understand. This is hiking your own hike.

Now for these miles.  Let me to explain...  My resupply point, Two Harbors, has two entry points.  The first is at mile 52.1 with a six mile walk into town.  It is against the law to hitch.  The second is at 57.5 with a five mile road walk.  However, it was supposed to be easy to get a Lyft from the second stop and the additional miles were supposed to be very flat.  So, I was up at 4:30 a.m. with a stretch goal of 18.8 miles.  Unfortunately, the Lyft ride was but a false rumor and I walked the 5.0 miles in.

The road walk was all down hill and my pack had neither food or water, so it was fast.  The pizza place was right next to the post office, I set my pack down and made it to the post office with little time to spare.

Put simply, I really really over did it.  I have reserved an extra day here and I'm doing to heal my feet and rest.

I should mention that last night I discovered that this trail has an unusual pests.  Slugs.

My shoes were covered on them.  My tent was covered with them.  As I hiked I discovered that they hang from trees on slimy snot webs.  So gross.

Here is a peaceful view of a remote river to clear your mind of that horror 

Now to sleep for a day.