MOOSE MEADOW, YELLOWSTONE
After hiking in for my breakfast buffet and resupply, I found that post office did not have my new shoes. Heck!
I went over to Snow Lodge to use wifi and saw Mularky, LionKing, and Rafiki. LionKing was in our van to Crazy Cook in April. It was great to see him.
I found that the shoes were sent UPS, not USPS. The guy at the post office told me where to intercept UPS packages at 2:00 pm, so I had time to kill.
Having that extra time was great when I saw Crosby (whom I attempted to name SnotFroth) come by. He said Scout and Frodo were in, and the four of us had a nice lunch. It was great to see Scout.
When I checked on the shipment, there were my brand new Soloman’s! They fit well and I was happy. I got back to camp, packed up, and headed down the trail quickly to see if I could get 10 miles to my campsite and setup before the rain hit. I had to get my new shoes wet in a very swampy area, but surprisingly my feet didn’t get soaked. I made it to the campsite and LateStart was there. Amidst the mosquitos I had dinner and got in my tent just as the drops started to fall.
Tomorrow I have about 19 miles to the next campsite, and then I’ll see how fast I can get to Dubois