Day FortySix, August 2, 25 Miles
At Mile 927, Poptart 311/1000
Early rise and huge breakfast. Hawkeye's everything bowls were amazing. Back to Old Faithful. Down to Lone Star Geyser with DnA and Lost, lucky to see it go off before we moved on (goes randomly about every three hours and we didn't have the time to wait around). Up and over Grants Pass without even realising it. Myke and RT had been warned about this epic 400ft climb that "really slows people down" and that 14 miles was about the limit of what one could walk in a day. Some of these backcountry rangers...
All CDT climbs and descents are now measured in GPU's (Grants Pass Unit = 400ft) and we regularly throw 10+ a day 'cause we're superhuman and all that.
Had planned to meet Angel Lorry at the Grants Village Road at around 6.30 so threw the 25 over easy terrain. Did stop to swim. And again when the trail pretty much forded Shoshone Lake. Met more of the NOBO "herd in denial", Hydro Heidi, 3030, WrongWay and Ahab. They're all so close together, they just don't realise it. Found RT and Lorry at the road and set up in the busy, loud Grants Pass CG. Loving the thermal.
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