I arrive at the Pine Creek trailhead at 8:30am.
I leave the house at 7:30am and drive to the Looney Bean, where I order a breakfast burrito, a large coffee, and a raspberry oatmeal…
At noon, I can see the river.
You learn all kinds of things about someone in the backcountry.
…and now I’m not breakingthe train’s just shakingand I’ve never made it here before…