I’m trying to save battery on the phone (since my charger is 10miles away), so I’ll be brief.

I finished today’s hike in about 7 hours. Less time than I feared it might take, which is good. But it left me at the campground more than 4 hours before dark, with little to do. This is a Forest Service campground, and they don’t bother with stuff like interpretive nature trails. There’s just the forest. Ordinarily I’m OK being alone with my thoughts, but I’ve been like that all day. I need something to *do*.

When I’m riding, I can usually time my day better than this. And if I find myself at a site with nothing to do, I can hop on the bike and find a restaurant. Normally if I’d exhausted the local sights, I’d look over the next day’s ride, write these blog entries, or just do something with the phone.

I fixed my dinner early (all I have left now until I return to civilization is tomorrow’s oatmeal and 3 packets of granola bars), and having a little food gave me the energy to walk (with just camera and water) back to the suspension bridge I’d just trudged over on the way to the campground. With my camp shoes on my feet felt better, and I made the mile-plus in 45 minutes. I took a bunch of pictures with the good camera (it’s battery doesn’t run down as fast as the iPhone’s) and poked around a few side trails. It’s the same basic kind of bridge as the Mackinac, but much smaller; instead of being the Big Mack, it’s the Little Man.

I had time to explore more, but not the endurance, so I strolled back to camp. It’s still only 8:00, a but early to turn in. But I think I can kill a little time getting “washed up” (using the no-rinse cleanser that the astronauts use, since there are no showers here), and otherwise preparing for the morning. I might even check the weather online after posting this. Then I’ll have to turn off the phone again, and look forward to tomorrow.

Update: Just checked the weather, and it’s 50% chance of rain all day tomorrow. Radar has some strange weather patterns which are probably hurricane-related, which do kinda look like rain hitting here eventually. 🙁 At least tonight should be 10-15F warmer than last night. 🙂

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