Day #38, Up and down and night time activities--miles hiked: 12.8

Today we headed down one mountain and up another called Moody Mtn. It was incredibly steep with metal rungs nailed into some of the rocks (we climbed 1500 ft in less than a mile). Not to complain, but there wasn't even a view on top!

The next mountain was even more of a big boy called Old Blue. It was there that Emily finally ate a pear she had been carrying since before the Wild Cats.

The last 6 miles were decently gentle as we hiked on down to Bemis Mtn Lean-to. Check out this bench on the trail!

When we got there, the shelter only had one spot left, so we set up the tarp. 

However, it's a bit cozy for 3 people, so we decided I should sleep in the shelter. Shabbat checked out the situation and everyone seemed pretty tame...however, two of the guys in there started smoking weed after dark. What a cultural experience. The good news is no one burned the shelter down and our last full trail day before Rangley is tomorrow. Happy trails!