Thursday, August 25, 2011

August 21

End: in an ant pile in a lava field
Daily: 27
Total: 1777.4

Today was pretty boring, scenery-wise. I'm glad I have something to distract me from the monotony of flat forest walking. 

It was eventful in other ways. First, we met a couple of runners  who had already read our blog. Cool! I don't remember if names were exchanged but I hope they're still reading.

Second, after lunch we arrived in the land if ripe huckleberries! Finally! After eating handfuls, we put some in a water bottle for our morning granola.

Last, at about 2:30, two riders on horses appeared on the trail. The first horse hesitated a second after it saw us, then freaked out and bucked it's rider off. The man was pissed off, but not hurt. We were thankful we didn't meet them on a cliff or something. 

Anyway, the day ended on a ton of lava fields, which are hard to walk on because not twisting your ankle on a rock every step takes a lot of concentration. So we found a flattish spot in some trees, but apparently we interrupted a nighttime raid between two ant colonies. Oops. Time to kick some ants out before bed. 

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