Well, I think I hit rock bottom out here. It felt like in Breaking Bad Season 2, when Jesse is having a series of terrible things happening to him, one after another. It started when I woke up in the middle of the night with what I though was boogers plugging up my nose. When I tried to snot rocket to clear them out, I found out it was a nosebleed, and that only aggravated it more in addition to getting blood everywhere. I hoped it was just due to dehydration. It stopped, and I went back to sleep. 

The whole next day was wet and soggy trails. It rained on and off, and it stayed cold enough to be uncomfortable. My feet were having trouble keeping up because of the wetness and mileage. We have been averaging around 20 miles, and the terrain is more difficult than I expected for Minnesota. We had to take two long detours over the past two days, both of which were mostly wet road walking, and it has been so cold that my phone wouldn’t turn on. We finally set up camp the other night, exhausted, and it actually started snowing. I think Nature is just teasing me at this point. 

Yesterday, the Sun finally decided to show up. As we had to hike, I did not get a good chance to dry out boots and socks yet, but hopefully soon. We were able to hitch into town, resupply, and stop at a nice restaurant in Silver Bay. It was a tiny town with all the essentials and a huge boost in morale. A gentleman came over to ask us about our hike, and after chatting for a bit, he agreed to give us a ride back to the trail. He had actually played a big part in the initial construction!

Very friendly people. And the Sun is up! Cowboy camping tonight, enjoying the easy life.