Tanner to Palisades – October 2009 – Day 5
Tanner Beach to Tanner Canyon atop Redwall:
On the folly of hauling extra water.Mr. Jamrock has learned his Canyon water lesson and begins today’s trek shouldering a pack that contains about twenty-five pounds of water. I also succumb to the urge to overcompensate my water needs and leave with about nine quarts, way more than I typically carry even in anticipation of a dry camp.
The ascent to the base of the Redwall and then up the switchbacks takes its customary time. All this extra water weight has really taken a physical toll on my body and I’m exhausted when we reach the spur trail to our camp from Day 1. We decide to camp there again so I lay out my accordion sleeping pad for a short nap in the sun.
Wake up feeling completely refreshed, and just in time for a real Canyon treat. While our planned water cache to start the trip didn’t work out, we still had something valuable to stash behind which Mr. Jamrock has retrieved – four cold cans of beer. We sit on the point, admiring the view and sipping our tasty, frothy beverages.
It’s the coldest night of the trip and I use every upper body layer of clothing I have packed. Hot drinks are a warm welcome for our last night in The Canyon.
