Miles - 13.3
Total Miles - 154.7, Miles left - 61 (per NCT map)
Elevation Gain - 628' - 9,981' total
days - 19 hiking, 29 total since start
Bike shuttling - 0 miles (total - 71.5 miles)
It was a beautiful Saturday morning, sunny and warm. I was on the trail at 9:45 after driving from home. The majority of my first seven miles was on road with maybe 2 miles of trails in or near Solon Springs. The trail went through a beautiful park in the city and the road route wandered through town. I've never been to Solon Springs before. It seems like a nice small town.
My question in the title remains: Where the hell are all of the kids?
Okay, it's a rhetorical question. I know where they are; in their house staring at their screens. I did not see any kids- actually I didn't see anyone not in their car - it was kind of eerie.
Today and for the next 2 days Deb is shuttling me, basically being a trail angel.
I had walked approximately 145 miles without falling - that obviously ended today. I was going over a road rail in Solon Springs as I left the trail to hike on the roads when my foot caught the rail and I went down - fortunately no one saw this so did it really happen?
Once I left Solon Springs and was on trail I was in the Douglas County Bird Sanctuary. It's an amazing Pine-Oak Barrens. So amazingly interesting.
There were so many ponds, but it has been so dry that they seem to be drying up. This looks like a stream but it isn't.
Pink Lady Slipper (orchid family)
I saw 2 turtles in the middle of this pond but not close enough to get a picture.
I saw 2 Trumpeter Swans in this pond/lake but too far away to get a good picture. I can't be sure but I think there were 2 baby swans also. The Trumpeter Swans are so awesome.
Thirsty Pagan in Superior🍻
What happened to the neard? Dad
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