Date: September 16, 2018
Length: 21.6 km
Elevation: 200 m
Time: 8 hours 6 minutes
Day 2 of the Epinnette Trail dawned early and dark. We woke up around 6 am and slowly struggled to get going. The skies were over cast with a light rain, so we packed up most of our stuff then moved it all into the cabin that was about 40 feet away. In the cabin Roslyn heated up some water for a morning tea to try and warm up while Joel and I went back out into the rain to pack up the tents.
We started out around 7:30 am, which was pretty good considering the less than ideal conditions. On the way out we managed to get one decent view over the valley. The rest of the morning was spent trying to remain dry while hiking through the drizzle. Unfortunately, Joel was pretty fatigued from the day before, and Roslyn's knee was hurting pretty badly by the time we reached out break spot about 11 km in.
After our lunch break, the going got even slower as we tired out even more. The cool rain was not helping since we we couldn't get our muscles and joints warmed up and limber. We ended up taking another brake in the first cabin with about 2 km left to go. Luckily a group was just leaving and had the wood stove going, so it was pretty warm. Roslyn had to help Joel lift his legs up to elevate them because his thighs wouldn't work.
All in all, the trip was worth doing just because it got us out hiking. Joel is planning on coming on some more trips with us this summer, so at least we didn't scare him away from hiking!
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