we woke to sunshine! bugs, lyric, and i packed up and moved our tents to a sunny field to dry out and found a picnic table in the sun for breakfast. i had left over short ribs and oatmeal.

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we woke to what sounded like rain. the weather forecast had us hoping for a day that we could dry out, but it wasn't to be. while it technically wasn't raining, the fog was condensing on the trees and dripping enough to make you wet. it was also still quite cold.

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a very hard day. last night just as we were going to bed, a thunderstorm rolled in and dumped a deluge. the wind drove some of it directly into the shelter, so i had to huddle at the back until the storm passed through.

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i woke up pretty early despite the rain. there was a pause, and i took the opportunity to try and get on trail before it started again. i went out of the shelter to grab my food bag from the bear box (this shelter was one of the very few that had one) and i swung by maestro's tent to see if he was awake.

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it was a beautifully dry night andwe had some heat lightning which was fun. i was up first, but only barely. breakfast was had and i got on trail, but nkt before maestro.

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i slept well in the hotel bed. i was offered a bed because of my sleeping pad. maestro was happy to sleep on the floor as there was a game on he wanted to watch, and he thought it would bother us less.

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