Yay, I'm heading back to the trail today!

But first, a last shower and then breakfast -- especially one that involves a cinnamon roll that I'd been hearing about.

Once that was done, I hitched back to the trail and was hiking around 10:00 am. My leg seems okay -- perhaps 75%. I'll need to baby it for a while, but it's not nearly as painful as the hike in had been. I'm hoping it'll be fully healed within a week.

I also entered the Marble Mountain Wilderness area, and it's absolutely astonishing. I know I say things like that a lot, but I can't help it.

The haze you see isn't fog -- it's smoke. There are a couple of nearby wildfires, and the smoke is pooling in the valleys. It's not bad yet, and the fires aren't expected to close the trail, but it's something to watch.

I also came across something I haven't seen in a while: snowmelt rivulets and waterfalls giving me wonderful clear water source right next to the trail. Yes!

Finally, I hit another milestone today: 1,600 miles!