Wow. That is all I have to say about how well I slept and how amazing I felt waking up this morning! It was still dark out when I went to my vehicle to obtain my oatmeal and take it back to my camper to heat up inside on my backpacking stove. I mixed peanut butter and a banana with it and it was delicious. As I ate that I felt amazing and called my mom up to give her my plan of attack for the day. After our conversation I went to my vehicle and sat in there until it warmed up; then, with my sun blocker up and my jacket in one window and a sweater in the other I changed into my warm hiking clothes.
From there I drove to the trail head, that I was supposed to go to yesterday, that was only a few minutes away. The view on the drive was beautiful for the sun was coming up and with the mountains in the backdrop it was quite a site to see. I was the only one at the trail head and there was a light drizzle coming down with a forecast of an overcast sky. The hike was nothing spectacular for it was mostly thru the woods and crossed a few streams. It was all uphill with a 2,519 foot elevation gain but I was never out of breath. The entire hike, I was lost in my head over this new revelation of freedom and happiness. When I reached Lake Angeles it was pretty but nothing mind blowing. The fog was rolling over the lake but the water was still crystal clear. I snapped a few pictures and then headed back down running the majority of the way. In total it was eight miles and I did it under three hours.
At my camper, I began messaging one of my friends and changed into decent clothes. I brushed out my hair and let the light rain sink into it to wash it out some. I have to say I should get a medal for the skills I have in changing from hiking clothes into a nice outfit in my vehicle and not looking like I haven't had a shower in quite some time! HaHa. Once I was dressed, I put all my dirty dishes in a plastic bag to wash in the outdoor sink at the visitor center, put all my garbage together and made lunch. Lunch consisted of kale, carrots, bleu cheese, a hard-boiled egg, mango-lime dressing and then some cantaloupe. After I ate that I drove to the visitor center where I got the mileage on some hikes and did my dishes. All this time still messaging a good friend of mine.
From the center, I drove two minutes to the public library and ended up parking in the Lutheran Church lot that had parking for my camper. In the library, I found a spot at a table facing a window and began updating my blog and uploading workout videos. My mom called me and we ended up talking for over an hour while I continued typing up my blog. I didn't get caught up but I did update my Excel sheets and get some videos uploaded. By 18:30 ish I was hungry and tired so I went back to the Walmart and heated up a chicken meal in my camper. I updated my journal and spoke to my friend about us both wanting it to be Friday when he flies to Seattle to hang out with me!
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