We had a 5 mile hike to get to the benchmark ranch turnoff. Benchmark is a neat little staging point for people headed into the Bob. The ranch is basically the only spot to resupply from Glacier until Lincoln. They pick up boxes from the town of Agusta 30 miles away and store them in a lockbox in their porch. The ranch is a nice little setup with some rustic cabins. We ate all our extra food and took a nice 4 hour break before hiking on.
We excited the Bob without seeing any wildlife except a pack of elk and a few deer. I was disappointed, I thought the largest wilderness in the 48 states would have more wildlife. Either way it was gorgeous, just like the rest of today's hike. We ended up camping on a hill overlooking a stream valley with a rock of Gibraltar lookalike looming above us. It was a good day. I'm really enjoying hiking with Beads and Papichulo. They are out here to have fun hiking the trail, like me rather than hiking the trail to get it done or just having fun with hiking as an after thought.
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