Day 7: Increased Difficulty

Location: Faultline Ridge Camp (88.3 miles)

Distance: 10.2 Miles

For different sections in the guidebook it says something like "Some hikers may find this challenging.". Castle Danger was one area, but I crushed it.  The combination of Breadloaf Ridge, Split Rock, Christmas Tree Ridge and Faultline Ridge kicked my butt.  The goal was 15 miles.  I reached the Faultline Ridge Camp at 3:45. Looking at the map, I had one more massive climb to go.

The funny thing is that I probably have enough in the tank to do it, but I checked the guidebook.  The next couple of days it listed as the most challenging on the entire trail.  I decided to keep my reserves if things are going to be more challenging in the next couple of days.

Injury wise, I have a blister on the left side of my left foot.  It is annoying, but taped.

Although my performance sucked, some of that had to do with the views.  I spent an hour in Split Rock taking pictures.  The views were much better 

My penalty for walking too slow is that I have to drink from here: