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13: Monday,
July 13 We woke up at the usual time, 5:00, today and ate breakfast in camp, since it was a hot breakfast. We left camp a little after 7:00. We hiked downhill for a while, with fairly good views. We had to step to the side while they went back together. At the bottom, we met a road, which we soon left to hike on a trail that ran through Ute Springs Camp. We reached Ute Gulch Commissary, the location of our third and final food pickup, at 9:30. DJ left the trail here because his knee is so bad, so we only picked up food for ten. Once we picked up the food, we raided the trading post for chips and candy, which had never tasted so good. We relaxed for awhile, and started to make dinner for lunch at 11:00. We did this because the camp tonight, Aspen Springs, is supposed to be dry, and dinner is the meal that uses the most water. When that was done, we filled up all of our water containers and left a little after noon. To get to Aspen Springs, we had to hike back the way we had come for a little and then up another trail. The trail was a steep climb, but fortunately there were switchbacks. At the top, we reached camp. When we got there, we found out that not only was there water, but it was purified water. We had camp set up by 2:15, and we decided to take a nap. We all woke up at 4:30, and we had a lunch and some extra food for dinner. After dinner, we climbed some large rock outcroppings to get some really good views. Then we played a frustrating, but fun, card game that Dan learned from our sister crew. We went to the tents around 8:30. Day 14:
Tuesday, July 14
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