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Last hot meal for two weeks.

Late morning as I stayed till 9:00am when the store opened to get another cold soda and ice cream.

Pool opens in May. Soda and ice cream.

Ended up in a KOA Campground. Campground is in the green trees in the valley. Had some good conversations with other hikers.

Kids, babies and dogs in the campground. It will not be a quiet night in the woods.

Trail was closed for a few days before I arrived due to a fire. It reopened by the time I passed through.

Received a schedule from my friend that will be joining me in a few week.

This morning my ring fell off a few times in the cold packing up camp. This afternoon it is no longer with me. We got a silicone ring just for cases like this. Will have to order a smaller one for the remainder of the hike.

Today is Mom’s birthday. She passed last summer after a very full life.

Clouds came in at the end of the day. Was nice to have sone humidity like home. It eventually turned to sprinkles and even rain.

Talked with a young man at camp. He has wanted to hike the trail since eight years old. He is taking a break from college after his first semester. He is interested in civil engineering.

Was good to finish the road walk by the end of the day. The upper portion of the road is closed to traffic it is just motorcycles and sports cars enjoying the curves.

Looks like I will be starting a twenty mile road walk due to last year’s Bobcat fire.

While the road is closed with gates two motorcycles managed to by and had a good time with the road all to them selves. They did have to dodge lots of fallen rocks.

Multiple burn areas. Never knew fires where so uneven.