The walk after Kim dropped me off at the trailhead, around 12:30, was a pretty easy grade through lots of open parks (including Sagauche Park, which stretched on for many miles). I met another CDT thru-hiker, Bob, who pointed out an alternate route to get to the top of San Luis Peak (a 14er), and gave me Yogi's map of the town of Creede. I figured if I got in over 20 miles today, I'd have enough time to climb a 14er and still have a chance to get a ride to Creede the next evening.
I camped in the Cochepeta Creek Valley - not the best campsite, being in an open meadow full of bugs, and likely cold and wet, but I needed to get to water, since this was I dry stretch. I got there about 8:30,
and quickly discovered that I'd left the bug spray with Kim!Brent
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