We broke out onto open ridges with closer views of Shasta's snow fields. Almost got ran over by a deer. A pretty section and easy terrain so I made 30 miles today. Met Hee Haw and one other hiker; both with guitars. Saw humming birds at the spring.
Tonight I tried a hiker box find that I thought was mac-n-cheese. What a disaster! Turned out it wasn't mac-n-cheese but elbow noodles mixed with instant mashed potatoes. I normally add pasta to unfiltered cold water then heat it to boiling to save fuel. When I added what I thought was pasta and cheese mix it immediately solidified into cold potatoes and started scorching on the bottom of the pot. I dumped it out, heated more water, and tried to add the potato-pasta mix back in to heat it like a potato soup but it was still too thick. I couldn't get it to boil. It just fried the bottom layer. In frustration I left it for an hour and came back to find the noodles soft so I ate them anyway. Probably a bad idea. I forgot that it never got more than lukewarm and the water was unfiltered. Hope I don't get sick from this one. I should have just thrown it out.
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