What do you do with a day off school? Why you hike to Indian Garden and out. Not too many people on the trail, but lots of gnats! Came out just behind the Park Circus mules, and when they turned off at Three Mile we ran past them. Then got behind the dude mules, but the wrangler graciously moved to a wide spot in the trail and stopped to let us by. "See you soon," he offered, and we snorted (quietly) and beat them out handily. It's not hard to stay ahead of the mules because they stop a lot more than we do.

Erased one graffiti panel and picked up four cigarette butts, a Kleenex, and a napkin. Passed on the really, incredibly gross bandanna, though.