CDT Montana 2016
Day 44, August 18, Thursday
Start Granite Campsite 30-091XR
Stop Fifty Mountain Campsite 30-207CG
Trail miles walked: 11.6
The day start dark, cloudy, and cold… and stays that way.
All photos of views on the Highline Trail will be dark and almost colorless.
Along the Highline you can make out the path in the distance.
A trail crew is working on a rock wall supporting the path, and I thank them profoundly for their efforts and the condition of trail.
Down from the heights the campsite comes near.
The hike started early today to beat any rain. Soon after setting up camp, showers started and continued all afternoon until sunset. After hiding in the tent listening to audiobooks and resting for half the day, I emerged to discover that my gear was wet– the tent needed adjusting and had gone unnoticed.
After the rain stopped, new snow appears on the rocks above.
Just a few hundred feet make a difference between rain and snow.
[finished audiobook Brood of Bones, byA.E. Marling , narrated by Henrietta Meire (Darkfire)]