I had planned on waking up early but slept in and didn’t leave camp until 8am. I had a ten mile dry stretch to hike to the next water source. More of the trail was exposed than yesterday morning, but I got to look at lots of conifers and mountains.

After walking an extra half mile to the closest water source in the early afternoon, I spent most of the afternoon hiking ridgelines.

Near the end of the day, I hiked 3,000 feet downhill to camp by the McCloud River.