1/11/23
Day 91

Today I woke up late and had to make a quick decision about which hike to do which landed me on what I (wrongly) assumed would be an easy day on Red Hill. I had been putting off this hike thinking that it would be lackluster and quickly completed - boy was I wrong. Not only was it not easy to hike this mountain twice, but there is an old hunter’s cabin on the aptly named Cabin Trail which was absolutely incredible. Inside the cabin was like walking through time (with the exception of a 10’ ladder, old lawn chair, and a sketch made by a child recently). The pocket doors that close off each of the four individual cubbies which clearly were used as bunks at one time were so neat and the massive hole next to the sink which I have no idea what it was for was also both creepy and cool. In 2006, I got my Bachelors in History and although I never used my degree I’ve always been fascinated by “old stuff” that I find in the woods. Eagle Cliff Trail on the other side of the mountain was anything but easy and despite being the longer approach to the summit was also in my opinion the harder one. Today was really, really amazing.

Daily Miles: 9.77 

Daily Vert: 3196’

Overall Miles: 977.45

Overall Vert: 280,129’

Trace: 42.2% -> 42.7%

Trails:

Red Hill Trail

Cabin Trail

Teedie Trail

Eagle Cliff Trail