Steady Plodding

We started the day with "it's only 25 miles".  What?  It's a full day but we are  29 miles from town and we plan on stopping four miles short to save money. We took our time, took a lot of breaks, and talked about food.  

Day 5 of hiking bigger miles and our bodies are letting us know they need more calories.  "Steady plodding Pounce", I said more than once.  We exited the basin and did quite a few miles along highway 287.  I'm tired and the writing is coming slowly so goodnight.  And, I want to check if I have cell service so close to town...