I woke late, at around 8am. I had gone to sleep still feeling warm and hadn't used my thermals. The cold in the morning hours was just enough to be uncomfortable, but not enough to inspire doing anything about it. It seems I lost more time than I intended, making up the lost sleep.
Only a few miles short if lake Morena, I siesta under a massive boulder. I'm down to about a half-liter of water, which should be just enough. I spent about an hour in the shade contemplating the heat, before deciding to dump my rice to reduce weight. I'll only be carrying what I need to get to the next refill point from now on.
I arrived at lake Morena with about a quarter of a cup of water. If I ever do this hike again, it'll be strictly night hiking with just a bug net for sleeping during the day and a four liter dromedary bag, and some Oreos. Food hasn't tasted good since I started my hike, especially anything cooked. After chugging nearly a liter of water, I filled both my bottles back up and doused myself in the shower stall. Would have preferred a real shower, but I have exactly $52 to last me the next six months and I could have spend $20 of it just trying to feel clean. I washed some clothes in the sink and left Morena around seven p.m. with the sun already setting and a goal of five more miles ahead of me. I'm glad I had, as most of it was uphill and the daytime heat would have made it hard to fare.
The creek shown on my map was little more than a muddy puddle. Dissapointed, to say the least, I turn in with less than an ideal amount of water.
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