Stats

Start: Burney – Mile 1,411.3
End: Dirt road – Mile 1,430.4
Elevation Max: 4,634
Elevation Min: 2,776
Elevation Change: 4,113
Walking Time: 5 hours 53 minutes
Date: 7/12/2022

The Walk

I woke up relaxed. Cleaned up the disaster of food and wrappers covering the cabin floor. Then I walked out of Burney around 10. Not bad for a town day!

We hiked a few miles to Burney Falls. The trail was shaded with trees. Such a nice change from the exposed hot hiking two days ago. The shade and breeze do wonders to keep you cool.

I walked into the Burney Falls general store excited for my new shoes! My name wasn’t on the package list. So the worker checked the back but nothing. Shoot. I really can’t hike any further in these shoes. They are done. I grabbed ice cream and a Gatorade and found a picnic table to lay on. I waited and waited. 5 hours later I was losing hope. I was about to scope out camp spots when the GLS delivery van rolled up.

I jumped off the picnic table and caught the guy before he went inside. Picking up from inside costs $10. So I figured why not! I was stoked!

After the low mile days and laying around waiting for shoes all day I was itching to hike. But I didn’t want to skip the falls. I took a 10 minute detour to Burney Falls. The falls were massive and it was worth the stop.

Then I threw in headphones and walked until dark. I finished a few miles behind Blue, Gushers and a High Life. Tomorrow will be a big day. I’m going to start putting on long days and big miles. Hopefully I can get out of bed 🙂

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