Beads did some calculating last night and realized that we had to hike 5 more miles than we expected to reach macks inn. We also knew tonight and tomorrow would be a big storm day. 25 miles was the top of an exposed mountain. We'd have to hike a 33 to get to a saddle that would give us some protection from the weather. So we got up and moving by 6 am. Machine gun and hand stands had camped at the spring with us but we had no idea where. They are faster hikers than us so they'll probably catch us.
The hike was as amazing as ever. It was a bit of a bush whack at times and we got soaking wet in the morning dew thanks to the trail being over grown. But we managed to not get lost and make good time. We made it to the base of the exposed mountain ridge right at 6. That gave us 3 hours to climb 1000 ft and hike 7 miles. We could see the storm in the valley to the southwest and it looked nasty. We made it but just barely. I got a little rain on me as I was heading down the mountain to the saddle and a bit more as I set the tent up. Mostly it was a crazy strong wind.
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