Day Forty-Four: "Painted Rocks" (14 February) 87 mi

This day was interesting. I thought that it would be mainly flat since it would go around the San Bernardino Mountains, but I still had some serious climbs. One climb I had to abort and try a second time due to poor gear choice. A second one I sized up and decided to walk up (very smart decision). This is just north of the L.A. valley, and you can see boulders with urban graffiti on them. Interesting sight for sure. My body was exhausted, absolutely spent. My quads and glutes were throbbing in pain, probably the worst of the trip.