July 3, 2017

Yesterdays rain, the groups canceled flight, and one heck of a small town visit was in no way a valid prep day for today. Since I did not know when Ryan and Ben’s flight was to come in, I approached today like I do any other solo camping day. I made breakfast, a ton of coffee and read my book. I am currently reading The History of Dunkirk. I can’t say the author is amazing, but the approach was to explain the history behind the motion picture Dunkirk which is fine, but it isn’t my style of reading.

Sometime around 11 or noon I decided to clean up and take a nap, but right as I laid down, everyone arrived. Ben and Ryan brought their friends Owen and Andy along for the hike to Utah’s highest peak, King’s Peak. With the late start, we opted to camp on the trail near some water and this spot was spectacular!

Surrounded by the Utah red rocks accented by still melting snow, we hardly noticed the swarms of mosquitos ravaging any exposed skin we had… okay,, so very very noticeable. The site was well worth it and I got a picture of my feet hanging out my tent door. I am one happy camper.

My cold and cough is clearing, so I am glad we didn’t do the Tetons crest and that I had an additional day of fresh air before hiking the mountains. Even tonight, I can tell I am not 100%. Fresh air and the mountains are healing, but I will still take some meds to aid in my recovery.

I hope my tracker and my “all is well” button are still functioning as we head into tomorrow. The hike to the top is going to be about 6 or 7 miles with a vertical gain of about 3000 feet. Wish me luck!