Moskitos!

Day 46

Date: 16.06.2022

CDT Mile: Mile 1'024.6

Miles hiked: 24.3 miles / 38.9 km

Elevation: 4'345 feet ascent (Aufstieg 1'325 m) / 3'209 feet descent (Abstieg 978 m)

Camping at: 10'848 feet / 3'306 m

I get up early because we have a big mile day ahead of us. I hike out shortly after 6am already. The first 15 miles are easy. No big and steel uphills, along a dirt road. The miles fly by. However, my toe is hurting a lot. I think hiking on dirt roads is harder on my toe that on trails. We have hiked nearly 16 miles by lunch time. That's awesome! Only less than 10 miles left for the afternoon. However, while the morning was mostly flat, we have some steep uphills in the afternoon. And some of them are really steep and bitchy again. However, I take my time, listen to an audiobook and just hike and break every now and then. I c.an easily hike 10 miles in the afternoon, also if I hike really slow. Breaking however starts to become an issue soon later, as the moskitos are swarming around. Our camp spot is next to a small stream and when I reach it around 5pm, also The Piper and Dustman are here. I always look forward to meat them on trail again. I wash my dirty legs and then put on my rain gear as fast as I can to not be eaten alive by the moskitos. The Piper and Dustman decide to hike on a couple of miles. We will stay here. Once the tent is up, all of us just get in there and try not to leave the tent anymore! I am so glad I fixed my broken zipper last night with the Leukotape. I have no single moskito in my tent😁