The early part of the day yesterday went really well. Bill was going strong from Badwater to Furnace and on up the road from there. However, a few miles short of Stovepipe Wells, Bill started to get dehydrated and was not holding fluid down very well.
Rich and Bernhard convinced him to take a time out at the motel, and he spent several hours supine and drinking. Rhonda and I took the night shift and sent everyone else back to Furnace Creek for a rest. Bill rallied in the wee hours of the morning, we all caught a few Zzzzs and then he and Rhonda hit the asphalt at around 6:30 this morning. Bill was feeling tired, but otherwise looking pretty good as he came back into Stovepipe Wells, just as Rich and Nancy pulled back up.
Bill is now on the road up Townes Pass attended by Rich and Nancy, Rhonda is getting some well-deserved rest and I am... blogging.
------ Deborah (Furnace Creek)
hi guys! you need a map on here!! (in all your copious free time...) :)
ReplyDeleteKeep it rolling, Bill! Enjoy the wind in your hair as you climb Townes.
ReplyDeleteBabar:
ReplyDeleteHere are google map directions from badwater basin to the coordinates of Mt. Whitney. Its almost funny to see the google description.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Badwater+Basin,+Death+Valley,+CA&daddr=36.578581,+-118.291994&hl=en&geocode=FXUiKQId42AJ-SmjK9hVISLHgDHmcT-qLMoZfA%3BFRUlLgId5gHz-A&mra=ls&dirflg=w&sll=36.45854,-117.51988&sspn=1.261328,2.458191&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=9