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Last Camp: Working Summit Trail

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Mendocino National Forest DAY 1  |  WORK DAYS 2-3  |  DAY 4  |  WORK DAYS 5-6  |  DAY 7 Blue lines for day 2 and 3. Click for interactive map The camera saga continued as I found the battery dead in the morning. I used to take this camera out on week long trips without an extra battery because it barely used any. Just charge it at the start and it'll still be going for a second week of hiking. I didn't even turn the camera off during the day. It did manage to charge up from the battery pack in the early morning and through breakfast. The battery pack could get more power from the small solar set up that the group brought. Monday When we left, rain was in the forecast for Monday, at least a little at middling chance in the afternoon, and it was already looking a bit dreary in the morning as we clustered in for breakfast. (That's a wide collection of yogurt, bread, oatmeal, granola, jam, nuts, and more toppings/additions that pop out ...

Last Camp: Getting There

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Mendocino National Forest DAY 1  |  WORK DAYS 2-3  |  DAY 4  |  WORK DAYS 5-6  |  DAY 7 Red line for day 1. Click for interactive map A few years ago when looking at the access for Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness from Covelo, I found the major roads hadn't even been opened. Many are only kept up to standards for high clearance vehicles. When I saw the Bigfoot Trail Alliance trip out of Green Springs Trailhead , I wanted to go, but the last desperate email to find a ride only got a usable offer some 2 days prior, after food had been purchased. I sent out one more email to Petr (the leader of this trip) to see if there would be vegetarian fare with the surprising response that there would be plenty. At the very last minute, it all worked out! I could go! While packing, I popped my camera on a bin lid, then decided to go looking through said bin. Something balancing on the lid made a great crash, and when I looked, my wonderful-as-the-...