Slow it Down

Tuesday, June 3
Mile 731, Death Canyon

So this is the High Sierra! After a morning fire and subsequent lingering, I set off and climbed for what seemed like hours... Nope, only five miles. I was exhausted, and so was everyone else at our first spring. And then we realized that we had just climbed 2000 feet, putting us at 9800 for elevation. Whew! The altitude explains our exhaustion, and the next ten miles gave us our first up-close look at the highest peaks around. I also saw a weasel-y creature that Glimmer thinks was a mongoose. (ETA: not a mongoose. A pine martin. Mongeese eat cobras. Luckily there are no cobras here.)

The Zone, T-Bow and I are calling it quits after 15 miles today. Feeling a little guilty about that, considering our norm before Sierras was 25, but we're chalking it up to altitude. We're also only a day or two out from Mt Whitney, and are really hoping that Laugh Track, Magic Stick, Tuneboost and their friend Wiley catch up by then. Regardless, we're in for some amazing views tomorrow and I am so excited!