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19/02/2024

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Oh, River to River. A love/hate. It tests your patience, your will to live and the tread on your shoes. Saturday we hit ...
13/02/2024

Oh, River to River. A love/hate. It tests your patience, your will to live and the tread on your shoes. Saturday we hit mile 100 on the trail, and by the end of yesterday we have only 37 left to go before we complete all 151-ish miles.
Well, according to the signs it’s 151. According to the Internet it’s 160. Idk if anyone really knows 🤷🏼‍♀️ that’s the thing about this trail. You never can bank what your day/weekend is going to be like because every resource has a different number, so you just hope for the best and if you do 8 miles when you thought it was 5 or 18 when you thought it was 13….its whatever.
Mud, thorn vine whips to the face, tripping on gravel roads, many sus creek crossings…I miss it already. (Maybe it was the slack packing and Giant City cabins this trip that’s making me miss it 🤔) Ready to wrap this thing up!

Some highlights from our weekend; pictured and not pictured. - Ferne Clyffe to Hilltop Campground (12mi) Friday morning ...
13/02/2024

Some highlights from our weekend; pictured and not pictured.
- Ferne Clyffe to Hilltop Campground (12mi) Friday morning about 2.5? miles in to our day we saw a HUGE bobcat that crossed the trail right in front of us. We both just watched. Sad for no pic but I’m glad to have witnessed it! A little natural bridge. So. Much. Roadwalking. It was about mid-60s temp wise. We self shuttled so we hiked back to my truck and checked into the lodge.
- Saturday (Hilltop Campground to Rocky Comfort Rd - 10.5 miles) first half of the day was all road. We got to Panther’s Den and heard “So, you come here often?” For the first time ever on a trail. No, sir. Also saw an abandoned stroller and an old car that was flipped and rusted out.
- Sunday we hiked from Rocky Comfort Rd to Giant City Lodge (7mi). We passed the old SIU fireplace. We added a little extra mileage bc we turned around to explore the Hidatsa Indian Earth Lodge. Finally hiking into Giant City was a massive milestone for us. Grateful for a warm shower at night, a spider on my pillow (NOT) and a bed this trip.

I loved this section honestly. It feels so different on the west side of the state. An abundance of water sources too.

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