After stopping short of my goal yesterday, my plan was to take it easy today and stop at the last camp before Sonora Pass, around mile 1,006. However, when I got there around 3:00 I just couldn't convince myself to stop. I had 11 miles to the pass and the highway to hitch into Northern Kennedy Meadows, so I decided to go for it. Along the way I went down the steepest and most fun glissade I've done and crossed more snow than the rest of the passes combined. I got close to the road around 7:00 and was prepared to camp at the trailhead but there was a car there picking up some other hikers that I ran to and caught just in time. Tomorrow I'll be able to ship my bear canister home with some other equipment I don't need anymore so my base weight will be around 3 pounds lighter.
Steps taken today/total: 68,918/2,237,556
Miles walked today/total: 30.07/1016.93
Elevation gained today/total: 4,993/176,297
Elevation lost today/total: 3,358/183,584
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