30.2mi

- Plenty of stream crossings today. Snow melt is in its prime here in the Winds. 

- Woke with everything being absolutely drenched from condensation from overnight, I ended up drying everything out in a big pile I'm a rock around lunchtime.

- Somehow Mac and opera passed me this morning so I followed them on the opposite side of a river crossing changing their socks. We hiked for a little while.

- Saw a bunch of and NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) groups on backpacking trips. More people in disbelief we were hiking from Mexico.

- Eight complete shit coming down Lester pass on some infamous wet grass, man I need new shoes.

- It must be Friday since there's a million people out on the trails.

- Turning into the alternate for Knapsack Col I was greeted by two forest service workers. We chatted for a little bit talking about the trail maintenance they were doing and conditions up ahead. They told me they kicked a bunch of campers off of the lakes up ahead for not being 200 feet away.

- These mountains look evil or wicked, almost like they should be in Lord of the Rings.

- I'm questioning how doable Knapsack Cole is going to be tomorrow with all the snow I'm seeing around Titcomb lakes where I camped for the night.