Hitch #3 Minor Setback

The team floating down the river on July 4th. It was one hot day.
Sunset from our camp.

At the lava bed caves, I took a step down on a trail and twisted my right knee. I thought I would be able to walk it off. No such luck. It still felt tight the next morning (I could still walk on it) so I decided to head to the ER instead of joining the team on our next hitch. The dr. at the ER told me that I had sprained my knee and to stay off of it for a few days by icing, resting and taking drugs. He wrote out a couple of prescriptions for me and sent me on my way. For the next three days (I didn't go outside for two of those days), I watched movies, slept, ate and watched tv. All my favorite things to do:)

Sunday I drove to meet the crew. We were working in California right over the Oregon border. We brushed and redefined 5 miles of trail. July 4 was Bryan’s birthday so we worked half a day and then went down to and hung out by the river until after dinner.

On Saturday, we went and worked with volunteers for half a day. The great thing about working on the Pacific Crest Trail is that we have the opportunity to host volunteers. It is a great way to meet/get to know other people. If anyone is interested in volunteering with my team (PCT North), let me know and I can give you more information.

Song Quotes:

"she's so big hearted,
but not so remarkable
just an ordinary humble girl
expecting nothing as we're made to think
its a pretty person's world

but you are beautiful and you better go show it
go look again, you gotta be true to your own
if you really wanna go to the top
do you really wanna win?
don't believe in living normal, just to satisfy demand

well if you wanna get free
and if you wanna do the passionate thing
and if you wanna get smart for the sake of your heart
you should own your name and stand up tall
and get real and see the beauty in ugly

well you are fresh, you're face is fabulous
don't forget you're one of a kind
when nobody is checking the deeds you've done
and nobody is hearing your cries
you make all of the fashion statements
just by dressing up your mind

well if you wanna get free
and if you wanna do the passionate thing
and if you wanna get smart for the sake of your heart
you should own your name and stand up tall
and get real and see the beauty in ugly
and see the beauty in ugly

well if you wanna get free
and if you wanna do the passionate thing
and if you wanna get smart for the sake of your heart and oh
you should own your name and stand up tall
and get real and see the beauty in ugly
see the beauty in a ugly"

Jason Mraz - Song The Beauty In Ugly

"she lifts her skirt up to her knees,
walks through the garden rows with her bare feet, laughing.
i never learned to count my blessings,
i choose instead to dwell in my disasters.
i walk on down a hill,
through grass, grown tall and brown
and still its hard somehow to let go of my pain.
on past the busted back of that old and rusted cadillac
that sinks into this field, collecting rain.
will i always feel this way?
so empty, so estranged

and of these cut- throat busted sunsets,
these cold and damp white mornings
i have grown weary.
if though my cracked and dusted dime-store lips
i spoke these words out loud would no one hear me?
lay your blouse across the chair,
let fall the flowers from from your hair
and kiss me with that country mouth, so plain.
outside, the rain is tapping on the leaves,
to me it sounds like they're applauding us the the quiet love we made.
will i always feel this way?
so empty, so estranged

well i looked my demons in the eyes,
laid bare my chest, said do your best, destroy me.
you see, i've been to hell and back so many times,
i must admit you kind of bore me.
there's a lot of things that can kill a man,
there's a lot of ways to die,
listen, some already did that walked beside me.
there's alot of things i don't understand,
why so many people lie.
its the hurt i hide inside that fuels the fire inside me.
will i always feel this way?"
so empty, so estranged 

Ray LaMontagne - Song Empty