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wanted to do some more before we

left. This meant we wouldn’t be

hiking until the afternoon, and we

would need to do a strong, fast hike

to get out in time to get to our next

campsite at Grassy Lake.

The boys came back from the lake

later than expected. Though many of

us had our gear packed to go, the

ones who had been fishing still had to

take down their tents and load them

into their packs. So by the time we

were ready to move out, the sun was

starting down the western sky. This

made the boys more anxious to hike

faster.