19.5 Miles
Lake of the Woods
This morning got off to a sore start due to all the extra (and most likely unnecessary) food I'm carrying and today's mission is to eat as much as possible. I started hiking around 8:30 and went up to S-something Pass. We turned and continued our fun uphill adventuring. The trail did its best to disappear as it pleased and when we reached Leeds creek the trail was actually there!! Except it was heading away from where it should go which was along/following the creek. Spins and I crossed the creek and took lunch. Thunder clouds grew and let out a few cracks when we finished eating and our route along the creek was trailess. Then it started to rain but we prepared beforehand and stayed dry.
The sun came out as we finished the rest of the cross country route. On the way up to a jeep road we came across two big ol'moose and they ran away up the road we needed to take so we got to chase them for a bit. We took a jeep road up to and around Fish Lake Mountain along the divide which bypassed the official route below for good reason. The official CDT down there, I had learned, was covered in blowdowns so much so that people consider it the messiest section of trail on the whole CDT! That was enough to keep me up on the jeep road which followed scenic high desert plains with the winds in the background. Unfortunately it was raining there and to the right of us and to the left of us. We knew it was only a matter of time and we caught some lightning further away which was a bit concerning because it was open plains all around. The rain came and we hustled down the hill and back up towards Lake of the Woods. When we reached the road which on the map leads us the lake we came upon a huge arrow and new CDT markers into the woods. We stupidly followed them and instead of following the flat road around the hill it went up and then down to the lake which was frustrating. When we got to a decent camp site by the lake we set up in the rain and as I put the finishing touches on hanging the food I heard some big noise running behind me. Two more moose, a mother and juvenile, ran behind me towards me and I yelled over to Spins, 'Moose!!! They are running towards ya!' she got out and saw them run into the meadow. The clouds are lingering tonight and the thunder is distant...oh and it started raining again. Let it rain out now so I can have a dry morning.
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