2014/4/27 Mile 441.3
As usual, up before everyone. Quietly made breakfast and got packed. By the time I was ready to roll out the other hikers were stirring.
A few of the slack packers from the day before decided to undertake the 50 mile challenge: 50 miles from Kincora to Damascus in 24 hours. Feeling pretty beat from the day before I declined joking them and hit the trail.
Morning hiking was nice but around noon it started getting very hot. I was not carrying a whole lot of water (1 liter between sources) and ended up getting behind on my hydration. By mid-afternoon, with the sun blazing overheard and no wind, I could barely make forward progress.
Stopped at a water source for about an hour to regain some strength before finishing up the day at Iron Mountain Shelter with a bunch of other hikers. The 50 mile challenge team came through as I was heading to bed and I wished them the best.
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