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Day 64: 1,000 Miles And An Unexpected 20

farawayflyer / July 8, 2015

We hit the ground running today! A very fast 7 miles over rather flat terrain had us at Dorothy Lake by 9:30am. We took a long break, swimming and washing socks. Even that early in the morning the sun was warm enough to dry us out quickly and make it hard to leave. Eventually we dragged ourselves away and made…

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