Day 81

Another very chill day, typical of Northern California. We walked thirty two miles with a mere 2,400 feet of gain, which is to say that the trail just traversed below ridge after ridge in the same manner as much of the trail in Southern California. We did twenty two easy miles by lunch, where I made a great error: eating an entire bag of chips (>1,200 calories) and three English muffins, two with Nutella and one with salami. I could barely walk after this 2,000 calorie lunch, so the next ten miles were punishing. I put in the headphones and eventually succeeded in spacing out by thinking about math. I was gun shy at dinner at our camp at Mile 1561.9, so I ate very little and am going to bed quite early.