Getting here wasn’t easy. This was not the open woodland I’d encountered earlier yesterday. There was dense undergrowth and lots of trees down. It was challenging hiking. Then the final big disappointment was that there were no decent views of the Eleven Point River, and a dearth of suitable trees in safe spots to hang my hammock.

I ended up hiking back towards the trail until I found a spot I fancied on the south (Slash Bay Hollow) side of the ridge.

In the morning, I woke up to the sound of chainsaws and heavy equipment to the south. I couldn’t tell which side of the Eleven Point River the noise was coming from. That disruption to my peace and quiet decided me to change my plans for the day.

I was originally planning on establishing a basecamp here and going to look at another potential water source I had seen on the map, also, there was a mysterious object I had spotted on Google Earth that I wanted to investigate, a long straight white line, probably just a downed tree out in the open. With all the noise and the lack of a decent view, I decided to abandon the basecamp idea and shift camp to wherever I ended up today.

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