This pictures describes the day perfectly: hike-a-bike, from Pine, all the way to our bivouac spot, still miles away from Mormon Lake. We only managed to “walk” 73 kms, + 14 hours …
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The Highline Trail brings us up to Mogollan Ridge, 19 miles.
No, we didn’t make it to Mormon Lake. These “babyhead” rocks suck all energy out your body. Not 1, but 10, 20 miles of “cobbles”. Combined with all the walking on the Highline Trail & Mogollan Ridge, we call it a day quite early. Set up our tarps … it could become quite cold …
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