I had packed up camp and was on my way shortly before eleven-thirty. The hike started with my bushwhacking back to the trail and then heading east. There was a trail shown on the map that led from the trail I was on a few hundred yards to the east. I had my suspicions that the well-maintained trail I was on wouldn’t be going the way I wanted. And so it was.

I hunted around for the junction of the trail I wanted, and couldn’t find it, so I took a compass bearing (60°E) and off I went. After a lot of slow bushwhacking, the trail finally made an appearance, and I followed it until it joined the Whites Creek Trail. After having some lunch, I went on my way, and thirty minutes later, I was at the trail junction. My hike was almost over.

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