First off, hybrid and I didn't hit the 24 miles the other day. We got a later than expected start to a hotter than expected day with more tired than expected legs. Cranking out 15 was a chore. But we feel 15 miles still ain't bad.
The water situation out here has become increasingly frustrating. Early on we felt lucky with the lack of rain we had to deal with, but lately it has caused all the stream beds we rely on to dry up. When the next water supply is 7 miles away it is bad enough. When you get to that stream or spring and it's dried up, well then you get nervous because water is essential out here.
Last night we got to a shelter at around 6pm and sure enough, the stream had run dry. We hiked an additional mile to a campsite that had a stream. That was also dry...except for a little muddy puddle-pool with flies all around it. We had no choice. (hybrid later pointed out that our search for water put us over the 20 mile mark for the day)
Back before the trail, I wrote a post on the merits of each water treatment method. Well I'm sure glad I had a filter yesterday. So are the 6 other people who were out of water and didn't have a filter. Mojos filter saved the day!
We hit a small grocer today and will be loading up on gatorades, suffice to say. Let's hope there is more water going forward and maybe a few showers from mother nature?
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