Woke up early from leg cramps and a deep and abiding need to pee. When I walked out of the cabin the moon filtered through the cloud cover to turn everything silver. The reservoir, the oaks, the rocks, everything.

I went back to sleep and near sunup the rest of the camp stirred. There was Trail Magic over by the tent area and we checked it out while we formulated a plan for the day. The idea was to hike out and pull off another 20+ mile day. I was stiff and cramping, but felt like I coul...