Hikers log! Took a zero. I was so against it but then watching the devastation of this storm I’m glad I did. It was a sunny and gorgeous afternoon and it took an angry old Marine and a Ranger to tell me I was taking the day off, whether I liked it or not. The beauty of having a trail family!

Last night was my friend Liz’s last night. We all hung around after dinner and tried to console her, and after a visit to a doc today she found she does in fact have a fractured foot. It’s easy to judge people who get off trail, but when you see the turmoil one goes through when making the decision, it’s heartbreaking. I’m immensely grateful that my body is holding up so far. I have some plantar fasciatis stuff happening but I got the recommended insoles and I’m feeling good as new. Did my first resupply and my bag feels like it weighs 100 lbs, but I’m so excited to get back out there. The training wheels are off, the Warrior expeditions people take off tomorrow and we’re all in unchartered territory now. Out of the 3 new people this year I’m the only one left. And I found out that more than 300 people applied, so me still hanging tough is huge.

So now we go out on our own and we will crush the next 2150 miles to Katahdin.