I walked 45650 steps on the trail today.
I traveled about 18 miles today.
8/25/17 I made two lightweight camping quilts for my long hikes.  One has half the insulation as the other.  Josh has been using the lighter one but last night we swapped because it was cold and I stay warmer sleeping.  I didn't sleep well. It got cold.  We had ice in our water bottles this morning!  So, we broke camp quickly and started hiking even before eating.  A vigorous climb up Bunker Hill warmed us up and gave us wonderful views in all directions. Down the other side, we entered a large burn area of nothing but dead snags and down trees.  The trees seemed to do their best to land on the trail when they fell.  I counted 158 that we had to climb over in 1/2 mile and then stopped counting.   But, future PNT Hikers don't need to worry because we met a trail crew working their way from the Pasayten River up Bunker Hill clearing out logs from the trail.  The four of them each got a hiking dude sticker. We passed Thumbalina this morning.  We had another nice but short chat and may see her again down the trail.  She had hiked through some wild areas all on her own. After crossing the Pasayten River on a convenient log, we hiked through the burned forest another 6 miles until the trail headed up a new draw to the west.  This live forest was green, fresh, cool, and very pleasant to travel through on our way up to our campsite at Chuchuwanteen Creek.  We're much lower tonight so I hope to stay warmer.  I'm looking forward to the wonders that come our way tomorrow. We did see one beautiful deer with velvet antlers today.