Friday July 11, 30.6mi/49.3km

Ridge above St Regis River (748.0/5730ft) to Ridge above Square Lake (718.0/6240ft) (ID/MT) +0.6mi to water

I was on the Stateline Trail all day today, which started off as a singletrack trail and then transitioned to a dirt road for the rest of the day. It was easy hiking, the scenery was nice, and I wasn’t really present in the moment for any of it.

I got news on my inReach at 7am, that Denali had gone to doggy heaven. She was my dog a long time ago, and then my parents adopted her 10 years ago. She had a good long life, and yet 16 years wasn’t enough time for all the head pets she wanted. At least now she’s above the clouds, where it will never rain on her… she absolutely couldn’t stand rain.

I used up all my mental energy from this morning’s news and then accidentally hiking 30+ miles today…so here’s my photos from today.