Day 17

(Stud) Today we hiked from 1 mile south of Mission Creek Trail Camp to just north of Arrastre Trail Camp--about 18 miles. Both of the camps are simple are horse camps with minimal amenities--basically a place to tie up and water your horse and some spots to camp.

It was a near perfect hiking day today. After our late night hiking yesterday, we threw down right next to the trail near a small stream crossing. It was pretty chilly when we woke up (40ish) but it warmed up quickly and we shed or extra layers within 1/2 hr after starting.

We walked among pinion pines, cedars, and chapparel in a mixed forest. It was fairly hot in the afternoon, but much tree shade was available today where it always felt 20 degrees cooler. We hiked about 18 or so miles today.