Day 142

Day 142: 0 miles

I ended up taking a 0 in mammoth. I was hoping to go through the pct with no 0 days but I was pretty beat up and my feet were in bad shape after that stretch so a day of rest did a lot of good. After this and the recent low mileage days I’m now a little bit behind schedule so I gotta pick up the pace a little.

For this next stretch I’ll be using an old foam sleeping pad since mine was totally deflated. Since this will be like sleeping on a sheet of paper I might just push big miles since I won’t sleep well anyways. If I can’t sleep I might as well be moving. We’ll see what happens.

I’ve got a couple hundred more miles at relatively high elevation before it drops back down a bit. This next stretch won’t be as remote as the southern Sierra (there’s actually a couple roads the trail crosses) but looks like it’s still pretty remote.

Overall it was a pretty chill rest day. I watched some NBA playoffs, Snatch, Tommy Boy and Beach Bum (objectively not a good movie but I really like it). Good rest, but I’m ready to get back at it after I enjoy my last good night of sleep for 200 more miles.

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Movie of the day: Beach Bum