Well, it’s Saturday morning (May 21) and Sandy (Base Camp) and I have driven from home (Banner Country Court) up to Port Clinton (2.5 hour trip). We arrived around 8:30 to reconnect with Shakin. He’s still having some issues with his back but he said he’s willing to give it a try. We are going to try to hike to the first shelter (Windsor Furnace Shelter).
We made it to Windsor Furnace Shelter by about 1pm and after a rest, Shaken felt well enough to try to go further. We went up some pretty rocky stuff which had a combination of heat and snakes. I ran out of water in my bladder toward the end and was looking for water as quickly as possible. We settled in after about 9 hours of hiking into a campsite up along the ridge in the watershed area. The insects were pretty terrible, it was so bad I put my mosquito netting on my head and ate my Power Bar underneath it. Then I climbed into my tent to escape the bugs. In the morning we woke up with a mist. Our goal is to hit the first shelter.
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