Day Nine, 26 June, 23 Miles
At Mile 149, Poptart 32/1000
Another flat, easy day on nice trail. CDT what? Muddy still but perfect weather to be walking through a Montanan forest. Played leapfrog with Lake all day. Following the trail runner prints of earlier thru-hikers but apparently the most recent user of this trail was a Grizzly Bear (we could make out the claws in the prints, that's how you know. See, I learn things). Probably got a ULA pack and Six Moons shelter. Nobody will understand that.. Anyway, a bad word has entered my in-head vocabulary. Hopefully it stays away from my out-mouth vocabulary. You'd never, ever guess the word either. Ever. Hit a recently burnt section in the afternoon and left the official CDT to hike what looked like a nice alternate tomorrow. Came across a trail crew at a cabin, Matt, Hazel and Chelsea, super nice. Also explains the quality of the trail around here. Hazel lives in Oban the other half of the year and works for DOC Stewart Island, knew/created all the trails and I was extremely jealous. Might see her down there one day. They also gave us some leftover chicken salad that was amazing and restaurant worthy (not even trail exaggeration). Camped near by with some mosquitoes. Choice.
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