Pipeline clearing campsite to Hertline Campsite – 17 miles
Thursday July 10th, 2014
My shoulders continued to deteriorate and were now open and oozing. I enjoyed spending time with Bob, but often we’d hike alone, separated by a few steps to a few hundred yards, depending on the pace we were keeping. We’d stop for water together and take breaks and snack. My shoulders were killing me but I did my best to keep my mouth shut because I didn’t want to disappoint or annoy him. More rocks, not very many views… chugging along through the green tunnel. We descended the steep hill to the Hertlein Campsite which is right next to a lake and a dam. There’s a rope swing and evidence that this place is pretty popular with the locals. There were tent pads here but I couldn’t make use of them because the biggest (perhaps the only) downfall of my tent is that is not freestanding and requires stakes and the tent pads were wooden or something else that you can’t drive a stake into.
Wherever I May Roam 