Day 4 in the Bob

I’m starting out at my camp by the river at mile 2812.

Today was blowdown hell. I think Bob stands for blowdowns on blowdowns. They’re stacked. You climb the sawed ones from previous work trips to get over the new ones. It went on forever. I was so exhausted even with many miles of clear trail I averaged 1 mph for the entire 

After the long segment without blowdowns, a pleasant forested section, the trail became snowy. I wore my crampons. I was able to follow the trail with the help of FarOut.

At one point I heard voices and saw two people. The first people I have seen in 2 days. They were hiking north on a loop trip. They gave me some nuts. 

Eventually I crested a ridge and the most amazing view appeared before me. It brought tears to my eyes. It washed away all the blowdowns. It was a portion of the Chinese Wall. I think it’s called the North Chinese Wall. I thought I was going to miss this because I thought it was on the Spotted Bear alternate. I was so glad I didn’t take the alternate. I would not have missed this for the world. 

As I descended following the wall, there would be an occasional avalanche falling from the wall. It sounded like thunder. It soon became clear the trail was going to climb again. It was snowy everywhere and would only get worse. I was looking for somewhere to camp.

There was so much water everywhere it was hard to find a dry spot. I finally found what looked kind of like a little trail. I decided to squeeze my tarp in there for my bed tonight. I would have the most amazing view to look at. 

I did everything in my power to put in my 15 miles and I did it. 

What a day!