April 28, 2012
Miles: 6
Total Miles: 26
Yesterday (Friday) was spent at Lake Moreno enjoying Burritos for dinner and other trail-angel magic for breakfast (coffee) and luch (tacos from Thomas Figueroa). Today, Saturday, after a few burgers cooked up at the lake, I took my first trepedacious steps north past Lake Moreno and am now camping with a group of about 6 in the Boulder Oaks Campground 6 miles north at mile 26.1. Everything is going great so far and I am learning my way around my gear and how much water to carry. I have the capacity to carry 6 liters of water (a 3 liter bladder, 2 liter platypus and 1 liter platypus). I am finding that I need approximately 1 liter for every 3 miles or so - give or take based on weather and elevation changes, etc.. It's a challenge to carry the right volume of water...too much and you end up carrying an extra several un-needed pounds and arrive at your next water stop with several liters. Too little and you risk being dehydrated. I think I'll take it cautiously for now and carry more than I think I need until I get the hang of what my body needs on these hot desert hikes.
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| View from the trail several miles north of Lake Moreno |
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