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Day Three: Water, Water Everywhere August 21: Campsite above Bulldog Gulch to Dalton Lake Miles: 20 Elevation gain: 3,000 feet Counting the nap, I must have slept well over 12 hours by the time I woke around 5:30 a.m. But in my efforts … [Continue reading]
Day Four: Civilization x 2 August 22: Dalton Lake to Whispering Pines Campground Miles: 19.7 Elevation gain: 3,000 feet Eager to get on with my anticipated day of dodging ORVs, I was walking by 6 a.m. The air was chilly, so I started … [Continue reading]
Day Five: Jungle, meadow, lake, mountain August 23: Whispering Pines Campground to campsite south of Sheridan Lake Miles: 21.5 Elevation gain: 4,100 It was cloudy, humid and warm when I woke before dawn at Whispering Pines. I was back … [Continue reading]
Day Six: Close Encounters August 24: Campsite south of Sheridan Lake to Grace Coolidge Creek, Custer State Park Miles: 17.5 Elevation gain: 2,000 feet I woke to cool, cloudy weather and, unusually for me, spent much of the day … [Continue reading]
Day Seven: Three Bulls August 25: Grace Coolidge Creek, Custer State Park, to Hot Springs, S.D., via Wind Cave National Park; end of Centennial Trail Miles: 31 miles Elevation gain: 4,000 feet I woke with a big smile on my face, … [Continue reading]