On April 12, we arrived in Silver City. Our plan was to take a zero day on the 13th and be back on the trail the 14th. Well, as we've learned on the trail, things change and you need to be flexible. We spent the 13th doing our trail chores and preparing for our return to the trail. Unfortunately, we didn't get as much rest as we had wanted to. On the 14th we woke up early, took advantage of the hotel breakfast and went back to our room to finish packing. While packing we started talking about how we were feeling. Captain Scoot had walked 19,000+ steps the day before which is definitely not a zero day. He was feeling ragged. Pooh had some pain in her lower right leg which was pretty swollen. We decided Pooh should have her leg checked out to rule out anything serious. She was able to get an appointment at a local clinic. After a check by the doctor and x-rays (just in case), the diagnosis was tendonitis. Resting and icing the leg was called for so we made the decision to stay in Silver City until Thursday the 16th.
A huge shout out to everyone I interacted with while having my leg checked out. Dr. Susan was great! She makes jam and gave me a jar of her cherry berry jam.
We liked Silver City which has a cute downtown area. We wandered into a pottery shop that had whimsical pieces that we loved. If we weren't hiking, we would have bought something. We also stopped by one of the local outfitters. Pooh bought some new socks and a new sleeping pad. Scoot picked up a fanny pack.
No fanny pack photo?
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