Mileage: Zero
I slept in until almost nine and only got up because my back hurt. I watched TV and drank beer and then resupplied and bought fruit and baby carrots. Then I ate pepperoni hot pockets with Doritos - real nutritious...
Commando arrived and we shared a room and hung out with other guys working on a beer pyramid. We heard there was a fire in the Benchmark area north of us and now the Bob Marshall Wilderness was rumored to be closed. This absolute gem on the trail we'd been slogging towards was closed. Great!
So we had to roadwalk to Augusta instead and then 120 more miles on road all the way to East Glacier. And to top it off, my passport was Benchmark Ranch where there was a fire a mile away from. My passport.
There was nowhere to go from the ranch as all exits closed and the Bob as well, so we'd have to find a forest service escort to get in. Resigned, we drank more beer, ate Doritos, hot pockets, and fell asleep after watching a Little League World Series game with Commando.
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