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After a few more hours of sleep, I'm up and enjoying the surprisingly warm morning here in Pinto Valley

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5394-bathtub-spring.jpg The wind wakes me up at 5h15, in time to see the sunrise, but it's too early for me, so I go back to sleepThumbnailsAfter breakfast and coffee, my task is to walk the 3/4 mile over to Bathtub Spring and filter more drinking waterThe wind wakes me up at 5h15, in time to see the sunrise, but it's too early for me, so I go back to sleepThumbnailsAfter breakfast and coffee, my task is to walk the 3/4 mile over to Bathtub Spring and filter more drinking waterThe wind wakes me up at 5h15, in time to see the sunrise, but it's too early for me, so I go back to sleepThumbnailsAfter breakfast and coffee, my task is to walk the 3/4 mile over to Bathtub Spring and filter more drinking waterThe wind wakes me up at 5h15, in time to see the sunrise, but it's too early for me, so I go back to sleepThumbnailsAfter breakfast and coffee, my task is to walk the 3/4 mile over to Bathtub Spring and filter more drinking waterThe wind wakes me up at 5h15, in time to see the sunrise, but it's too early for me, so I go back to sleepThumbnailsAfter breakfast and coffee, my task is to walk the 3/4 mile over to Bathtub Spring and filter more drinking water

The typical chilly wind up here is completely absent this morning. Therefore, the sun bakes me in my tent as it rises higher. The heat makes me feel like I've woken up at a hotter lower-elevation area somewhere else.