Day 125

22.7 miles

Camped by pond, Mike 2443.5

The morning felt chilly but the coffee was strong. I did not sleep well last night so getting up in the cold felt a bit rough. The skies were a bit more clear of smoke though which seemed hopeful. We began hiking with an amazing view of a pointed ridge of rocky mountains. We crossed one ridge and began to descend another. There between the crest of another ridge was a giant plume of wildfire smoke. It seemed to steadily grow as we crossed the ridge. I talked to some hiking going south about where the fire seemed to be. We pulled out our maps and decided it was on the other side of a glacier and a couple of rocky ridges from us. The trail also headed the opposite direction of the smoke. The whole rest of the day did not turn out to be Smokey either. We hiked the opposite direction of the fire.