So now on my trip I'm beginning to learn a few things, at least I thought I was. Got a lighter backpack, got a GPS (but forgot to write down mileage at the end). This definitely made the trip nicer. There were still evidence that I'm a slow learner, I still had water issues and blister issues.
The scenery was great on day one and day three, not so much on day two. The day two hike was up on the mesa above Lake Mary, totally exposed to the sun. It was a long day, hot for that area 80+, and I thought there was water at Marshall Lake and there wasn't (unless I hiked several miles out of my way).
Because of some logging close to Mormon Lake, the trail was re-routed through Mormon Lake Village. I ran into Larry Snead and Jan Hancock and they bought me lunch, which is way better than a power bar or freeze dried dinner. Larry and Jan are two of the original volunteers that started the Arizona Trail Association. Larry was actually the person who first got me involved as a trail steward and first asked me to sit on the board. I consider both of them good friends and it couldn't have made for a better lunch.
Mormon Lake flowers, they were everywhere
The first night I went to sleep listening to elk bugle calls. Very cool at first, but it lasted all night long so it made for a difficult time to sleep. I also saw the biggest beehive I've ever seen. Right next to the trail in a 15 foot tall tree stump. I hustled by that as quick as I could. The volume of the buzzing was unbelievable.
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