What a crazy day! It all started out fairly routine, but I got pulled out of the lunch line because two camper groups that had gone on hikes didn't show up at the pick-up point some two hours later. Adam, one of the staff members, and I were selected to track them down. We ran the trails through the wooded forests trying to make good time. It was a tough run up and down elevations of maybe 1500 ft and probably five miles of dirt and rock paths. We found the first group at a creek, and they were doing OK, so we passed some medical supplies to them and ran onward. The second group had gotten a little bit lost, but we found them at the end of the trail at the lake. On our way, though, Adam managed to encounter a rattle snake, which he was lucky enough to get away from without more than a scare for both. It was a tough run, and we managed to get through in a little bit over an hour's time. When we got to the lake, I promptly dived in to cool off. I'll consider that my workout for the day... A tough one at that, given we're at about 6,000 ft elevation at the moment. Oxygen feels a little thin out here...