Yesterday I received a crash course in walking in the mountains, in a raging downpour, with no trails. All. Day. Long. If it weren't for my waterproof shell and pants, I would have been soaked from head to toe. Speaking of toes, my 'waterproof' GORE-TEX boots did not fair as well: I was hiking around for 6 hours in what I call 'soakers'. *shlosh shlosh shlosh* all doo-da-day.
It didn't help that I was in an extremely rugged area, either. Long, very steep slopes with cliffs half-way in between plots I was trying to get to, and raging creeks by the half-dozen that I had to cross(another reason my boots were sopping) were the norm.
Waterfalls were fitting for a wet day:
This is a picture taken from where I parked my car. My tree stand for the day was right below these falls:
Best part of yesterday? Today:
Note to self: buy new boots.
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