July 14th, 2018
Since we camped last night in the town of Belden, at an elevation of only 2,200 feet, we had a long climb to start the day. We got an early start to beat the heat, and we finished climbing to 7,000 feet by lunch. During the climb there was a bear just. ~30 feet off the trail, and as we got nearby it heard us and ran away. At the top we decided to take a long break, which turned into an even longer break, before hiking again. We called our moms, had coffee, and ate a lot. After four relaxing hours we got back on the trail and eventually made camp. We’re cowboy camping tonight–hopefully the stars will be bright since there should be no moon.
Belden Beach 
This is the stage in Belden where we stealth camped the previous night 
