Snow Up High and Miles Below

I'd did say I hate wind, yesterday, right?  Well the wind and I slept together.  The for cast said it was to die down. It didn't until morning.  The stakes held.
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I called it early.  I woke to a sky full of stars.  The next time I rolled over the moon was out.  I flopped to sleep on my otherside.
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Morning came.  I packed what I could what I could before having to actually get vertical. Once outside I made quick work if getting ready.  What I didn't do was hydrate nor eat much.  This would bite me later.
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The slope I fretted about the night before went to nought as the trail cut a different set is switchbacks.  Still took a while to get up the slope.
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Most of the morning I spent relocating the trail from under the snow.  I'd look for other foot prints, clipped trees, corridors of any kind.  I was either on a Ridge or just below it, all above 9,500.
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Needing water, since the next 20 miles are dry, I dropped into Grey Lake.  Grey Lake is around 10,000.  It's not even camp able yet for the snow.  I got what I needed.  I did say Lake of hydration and nutrition bit me, here it did.  I took deep breaths, drank a little but not enough.  Light headed, I knew I needed to descend.  I got out of the bowl.  Aimed myself towards trail looking territory and got below 9,000.
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This section is dry.  I got 2 1/2 litters.  Initially for the day I was going to call it short of the highway but I chose to press on.
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There's a utility project going on up and over Brockway Road.  Pausing at the escort through this section I asked a mountain biker if he had water at his vehicle.  I figured since he passed me going up, coming down was a sure bet he parked at the highway.  By this time I was down to 1 and a bit litters.  After the highway I've got another 7 miles before the next water source.  Mountain biker dude, thank you.
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I think I've pulled a 20 miler today.  I'm beat.  The snow crossings sucked from where's the trail to, I'm glad this snow has foot holds already.  Then this dry section.  Tip, drink before you get thirty.
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Since I planned extra time on this leg for snow crossings and I'm done with them for now.  I may take a Nero (low miles)at Watson Lake.  I'll drink up before I leave there and camp outside of town before my first resupply day.
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I'm gona enjoy a Mouthing House and a cup of tea now with my private view of Lake Tahoe.
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Hike On!