Miles today: 16.7
Total miles: 67.8
I didn’t write anything on this day. I don’t remember much because it was so long and tiring and also because my blisters got so bad. We walked 8 miles and then had lunch and napped at a lean to. Then we had 8 more miles. I was lagging way behind the group (5 of us have now pretty much stuck together: Cool Blue, Wolf Bird, Shuffle, Google and me). I remember thinking I was in so much pain I really couldn’t walk more. I kind of had a mental breakdown alone in the woods and came to the conclusion there really was no other option but to suck it up and walk the next 50 ish miles until I get to town and my blisters can heal. At the time I was in bad spirits and at a low point and really thought I couldn’t make it because of how bad my feet hurt. But now after the fact I’m really proud I kept going and made a conscious decision to not let the pain dictate the rest of my day or trip. I tried to ignore it as best I could. My little trail family was beyond kind and helpful, giving me tons of first aid stuff and even wrapping my feet for me. So even though I don’t remember much about this day, it was a low but also high point in that I overcame something I thought I couldn’t.