Today has been great. We started the day at 5 AM, walking by 6. I love walking that early. We were up and walking before the sun. Then slowly watched it rise. For the first time on this trip, we are in really open country, left the canyons far behind.
We walked through Hack Canyon, then began the trek across the Arizona Strip, which is a huge swath of open land. Not appealing to many people, but for us it meant fast walking on dirt roads. It was such easy walking that we made 3+ miles per hour all day.
We took a siesta at Yellowstone Springs. Not the best looking water, but it tasted great. We made 22 miles by 130, deserving a long siesta. We found shade in some rocks and napped and ate food until 5. D=rt fell asleep after making himself a cooked lunch. He was so excited to have lunch when he woke up. I must have slept good as well, woke feeling refreshed. We walked a couple more hours after the break. Made over 30 miles today, our biggest day on the trail. My feet are not too excited though. The hot ground seems to be really rough on both my feet and shoes.
We are headed into Colorado City tomorrow. We need to resupply and get our box with rope for Orderville Canyon. We are also hoping to get a meal, maybe even some lodging. We will see how the day goes. I am exhausted now.
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