CT Day 20: Sargents Mesa

Daily Miles: 17.2, Total Miles: 293.1

I was less than a mile into the hike this morning on a steep, loose, rocky descent when I rolled by left ankle really hard. Not the first time but probably the hardest. Outward roll, just like on my surgically repaired right ankle, not happy and a few choice words. After the pain subsided a bit, I switched my ankle brace from the right side to the left side and cinched it up real tight.

I hobbled on to Tank Seven Creek and refilled my water bottles. I decided I would keep going forward and see how the day goes.

Pretty painful, slow going and being careful about foot placement. Ibuprofen helped but I was glad to see the end of the day at Razor Creek. Filtered a liter of bad water from a small, shallow pool after climbing far upstream looking for running water. No choice, next water is Lujan Creek in eight miles.