Today we would hike from the Indian Bar Camp up about 2,000′ to the Panhandle Gap, drop back down to Summerland Camp and then out to the Frying Pan Trailhead for a total of 9 miles. Then, the van would pick us up and drive us up to Sunrise Visitor Center where we would resupply and then hike another 1+ mile to our next camp at Sunrise. As this day was already over 10 miles, the itinerary had us skip an additional 5.9 mile (very steep) section that we would have had to do at the end of the day. No complaints here!

Of course, if I intend to be able to “claim” the entire Wonderland Trail, in addition to finishing the west side, I will have to hike this missed section – hopefully with only a small day pack!

The day started sort of foggy and overcast and most of the team had pack covers or ponchos to protect from the drizzle and rain predicted for this afternoon. All the pack covers were colorful and as we hiked uphill all I could think about was the movie, “Gorillas in the Mist.”

We made it to camp before any rain started but we were pretty diligent about not putting our tents in any sort of drainage path!