1st morning on the trail

I got on the trail at about 9:15 last night after I performed a wedding. My plan was to only go a mile and a half to one of my favorite "close" spots. My favorite "close" spot was also the favorite of a family, including two little boys. I heard on say in his best kid-whisper, "I bet he is so late because he live in another state." I thought about how I wanted to take it easy in the morning and realized this was not the place for me. With it being such a beautiful night, I moved on...

I am hammocking on this trip and I thought with all the trees in the woods it would be a great idea. What I didn't think about this time of year is poison oak climbing up all the trees!

Along the way I spooked some wild-life that had bedded down for the night... Which also spooked me.. Two families of deer but the thing that weirded me out was a pair of eyes lit up by my headlamp... That didn't run... Don't know what it was... I just moved on!

About 11:30 I found a nice spot.. Two trees with no poison oak! I got my hammock and food bag hung fairly quick then off to bed with coyotes barking and howling in the not to distance... Hey, maybe that was the eyes?

I good night's sleep, a little coffee water heating on my coolfly, and a pop-tart and I'll be ready to roll. Maybe lunch on Blood Mtn. It is a beautiful day!



Scott Hearn
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