Day 8. No rain after going to bed last night, clear skies in the morning. Out of camp at 9:30. We both felt strong climbing bear ridge, but it seemed to take it out of us later in the day. As throughout the trip, the view were fantastic.
We debated stopping a mile short of our destination but decided to press on. Got to upper bear meadows a bit after four. Today we saw ten different people on the trail, the fewest so far. About the time we finished setting up camp it started raining. At 5:35 it started hailing for about two minutes. Pea size. Then the rain really picked up , then more hail.
Bad news, I set my tent up in a very poor drainage area. Good news, it appears to be water tight. I was in a puddle ~2" deep. Mark dug a channel for the water to drain, took about twenty minutes. There was a 5000 square foot area draining through my tent spot. Rookie error on my part.
Our inreach location for the day is here
Day 9 page is here
We debated stopping a mile short of our destination but decided to press on. Got to upper bear meadows a bit after four. Today we saw ten different people on the trail, the fewest so far. About the time we finished setting up camp it started raining. At 5:35 it started hailing for about two minutes. Pea size. Then the rain really picked up , then more hail.
Bad news, I set my tent up in a very poor drainage area. Good news, it appears to be water tight. I was in a puddle ~2" deep. Mark dug a channel for the water to drain, took about twenty minutes. There was a 5000 square foot area draining through my tent spot. Rookie error on my part.
Our inreach location for the day is here
Day 9 page is here
Miles hiked: 10
Elevation gain: 1700'
Elevation lost: minimal
Precipitation: 30 minutes of rain and hail
Morning low temperature: not recorded, likely low 40s.
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