Kennedy Meadows 8/7/19

It really cooled down overnight, and though the hammock tent worked very nicely for me during the night, I could feel some of the chill where I was directly up against the fabric of the hammock. I made a few adjustments later in the day to reduce the sag a bit.

I had a nice breakfast of Quaker Oats and sausage jerky, then hiked up to the spot by the river with my fishing pole.

 I spent most of the time untangling line and trying to disengage the hook from my clothing or river  vegetation. But I did get a strike, with a couple of seconds of pull, and a splash when I got a shiny glimpse. But then he was gone.

It sprinkled a bit, but all was soon dry again in the warm, dry heat. But I was inspired to set up the rain fly for the tent when I got back to camp.

I also spent some time replenishing my water supply from the river, using the filter system I had brought, which is working out quite well.

After another nice stew and peaches dinner, I went down to a nice place by the river that is right by the campsite and tried to fish a bit more. No luck though.