Lone Star Hiking Trail Day 3

Today was pretty tough. Being the third day of being alone without anyone to share highlights and hardships with started to take its toll on me. The sections today were shorter but with a lot of road walking in between them. The miles here seem unnaturally long. This might have to do with everything looking the same. Young growth, young growth, prescribed burn, young growth, brush, young growth. The flatness may also contribute as well.

My feet started to scream in agony around mile 6, which was unfortunate considering I had 16 more miles to go. As I neared the campsite I started having a panic attack questioning why I was really doing this to myself and wondering how the heck I am going to complete the entire PCT if this is how I feel after 3 days of flat Texan forest. Having been planning to hike the PCT for such a long time and being so determined to complete it, I cannot back out now.

I'm laying here in my tent, listening to what I'm assuming are raccoons (or the Texan equivalent... do raccoons even live in Texas?) and those big bug things and the wind. It is supposed to be stormy tomorrow but I am hoping the weather report is wrong. I wouldn't mind a little drizzle here and there to keep me cool and the bugs away but preferably after I take down my tent. Putting a wet tent away is the worst. I'm not in my sleeping bag because it is really warm still though the sun has set. 

Everything is pretty damp. Another reason I don't want to use my sleeping bag is because of my clammy hands. I stick to everything. Everytime I touch something I feel like I'm getting it dirty.

The insects are super loud. Raccoons are kind of intimidating... in go the headphones... Probably not the wisest idea but I need to sleep and ignoring them seems to have been working up until now.

Total miles: 67.5/96.5