Saturday, May 10th

Carol drove us out to our starting point today and was it ever cold. Temperature must have been in the 40's, our coldest day. Our goal today is to reach Show Low, 16 miles away.

The first event of the day was a good one. We saw an elk. Big buck with a big rack. He saw us and off he went. On we went, mostly uphill, but not quite as steep as the 2 previous days. We came to a crew picking up litter along the highway. John explained what we were going and they wished us luck. Later they passed us and honked and waved. We came to Corduroy Creek which was very pretty. Overall the scenery was not as spectacular as the past two days, but beautiful in its own way. We are passing through tall pines today.

We finally came to the edge of Show Low and waited for Ruth and Carol. Monday we will walk through Show Low and beyond. Today I found 2 sockets and a screwdriver. Stay tuned ....