Day 31 (September 16)

Devils Peak - Shale Butte - Klamath Lake

Easy morning hike over Devils Peak and Shale Butte, with great views and darkening skies. To the east is Klamath Lake, famous for its algae. It's the largest lake in Oregon but very shallow.

Good water from Christy Springs. We're approaching Mount McLoughlin now but we can no longer see it through the low clouds. Smokey clouds. As we head further south the smell of smoke comes and goes with the changing wind. We can't spot any particular source for it, but there seems to be plenty, possibly from the direction of Brown Mountain a few miles further south. Can't help but presume it's another forest fire and worry just a little -- if perhaps we'll hit a closed section of trail, or even worse, a section that warrants closing but hasn't been yet.

Meanwhile our own little gas fire sputters to nothing right after heating up dinner. Looks like we may well be out of fuel; we'll see for sure come breakfast.

Our last hot meal?