Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 – Second Day of Trail Marking, South Loop Done!

Hi Babe,
Once again, up before daybreak, a quick round of chores and breakfast, and then DeDe arrived in her Mule and we shortly headed off onto the trails to mark the south trail. Margarita had some business to take care of but joined us at about 10:00, and we worked through the long day, but got it done! We took Lola with us, and at first she just ran beside us, but then she started stealing my seat every time we stopped and I got out, silly girl. In the end she earned her keep, though, because there were a few places where we weren’t sure how deep the water was and whether the Mule would get through it, so I threw a stick out into the puddle, and of course, Lola went chasing after it, and then we could judge how deep it was! So she became our official “Depth Finder!” Jo came by and met us for a few minutes once we got back to camp, then Margarita went home and DeDe and I finished off the last quarter mile before being completely done. The two girls Alex and Kelsey confirmed they had completed the final loop for the fifty, so all trail markings should be done! DeDe and I will be taking one final check on Friday. I feel utterly exhausted, having not getting to bed until after 11:00, but tonight I’m heading to bed extra early, plus I’ll get to sleep a little later in the morning, so hopefully I’ll be fully recovered by then! That’s all she wrote today, so good night, my darlin’! Love you!