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Day 13- Nance Canyon to a few miles before Paradise

May 7, 2013April 19, 2015 / carrot quinn

Mileage 18
Mile 131 to mile 149

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Coming back to civilization where I remember wilderness as though it was a dream/aching with gratitude for all these beautiful worlds we are able to inhabit and move between/what even is embodiment/I miss the endorphins and singularity of hiking but the bed in my van is really fucking nice ✨ (Update: Pinto seems to be improving and I've even been able to cut back on his pain meds! but fingers still crossed. It's a long road 2 healing 4 his wee spine.) 📷: @ryankodakbrown #kingscanyonhighbasinroute #kchbr I came off the KCHBR to some devastating news- Pinto Bean, who was in the care of some very awesome friends, had developed serious problems from two slipped disks in his back, was unable to move due to the insane pain (even while on 3 different drugs), wasn't eating or drinking, and his condition was trending towards paralysis. His only option was a $6k surgery that would likely only be a temporary fix until another disk slipped, from this apparently congenital condition. I thought I was going to have to put him to sleep, and my heart was so broken I felt as though I was turning inside out. Then yesterday I saw a third vet who convinced me to try a steroid treatment that hadn't yet been tried, and already today Pinto seems to be doing better, although it may just be his new, stronger pain meds. At this point, according to the vet, he has a 50/50 chance of recovery, although he may still need the surgery. Plz send woo for this little angel who wants only to lay in a warm sunbeam and get petted, after wearing himself out chasing flies. His continued health and happiness is everything 2 me. 🙏 TFW yr waitin for yr hikin partner to put his camera down so u can use him as the figure in the photo but he's waitin for the same thing from u #standoff #kingscanyonhighbasinroute #kchbr To swim or not to swim? How much food do we have left, and how many slow, careful miles until camp... #kingscanyonhighbasinroute #kchbr Camp in Ionian basin, where the world was completely hushed and still #kingscanyonhighbasinroute Another day, another cornice- Ampitheater pass is the inverted white triangle farthest to the right, and we made it over just fine #kingscanyonhighbasinroute #kchbr

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