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Mammoth Trip, 2018

September 16

Lookout Peak

I could tell straight off that I was going to have a slow time of it this year. Bill rushed on ahead. Stella, who was very strong this year, followed right behind. I adapted pretty quickly to the elevation, but neither had my sprained ankle finished healing, nor the extensor tendinitis in both feet. The hiking boots were the least uncomfortable shoes I had, given the circumstances. In any case, I needed to be very careful, and this made me slow. -F.