5-August 2017 to 15-August 2017: Next, the trail then climbed again before it apexed then started a lengthy descent. I got to this part by about 10:20am. After another stretch of flat hiking, the trail then descended in earnest. I had a feeling that this long descent was going to be a real tough stretch on the return.

During this descent, after the initial rocky and steep part, the trail then meandered through a pretty lengthy section of berries growing alongside the narrow trail flanked by dense low-lying growth.

Eventually at 10:40am, I made it down to the Mountain Ash Creek Trail Junction. I went right and then proceeed to go through yet another extensive stretch of berries and low-lying growth. About five minutes later, the large group caught up to me though I wasn’t sure if they rememered me or not because one of the ladies said to me, “You’re brave, dude!”…

• Day 10 (August 5, 2017 – Whitefish, Montana): “Smooth Day”
• Day 11 (August 6, 2017 – Babb, Montana): “You Snooze, You Lose”
• Day 12 (August 7, 2017 – Babb, Montana): “Bittersweet Beauty”
• Day 13 (August 8, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana): “Huckleberry Pickings”
• Day 14 (August 9, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana): “Off The Beaten Paths”
• Day 15 (August 10, 2017 – Moran, Wyoming): “Mission 66”
• Day 16 (August 11, 2017 – Moran, Wyoming): “Changes For The Better”
• Day 17 (August 12, 2017 – Moran, Wyoming): “Calculated Risk”
• Day 18 (August 13, 2017 – Moran, Wyoming): “Mother Nature’s Other Plans”
• Day 19 (August 14, 2017 – Idaho Falls, Idaho): “Just A Little Bit Of History Repeating”
• Day 20 (August 15, 2017 – Boise, Idaho): “Catching Up”

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