Sun rise from the rock I slept on. My sleeping bag soaked from the dew

Usually brown at this time of year. Flowers everywhere, what luck I have!

Not sure what bird this was, but I was sure he was greeting me

After a 300m climb in the afternoon view from my tent spot

Day 2 in Gods garden, km 26

May 12, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 8 °C

Already at 4am the first birds started to sing in the ice cold night air (probably 5 deg. C). With shock I realised that dew had been so intensive that the water had run off my sleeping bag and created numerous pools on and around my mat. Water and down don't really like each other!
As soon as the sun rose temps shot up and within 20 min my bag and everything was dry. Within an hour we had reached 25 degrees and rising.
The day got hotter and hotter, and to celebrate my first full day, it ended in a 300m climb.
I was totally exhausted. The heat is killing!Read more