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I walk up the drainage to the campground and almost resurface at the back of the wrong campsite at Mid Hills

03303-mid-hills.jpg Despite my plan, I end up dipping back down into a drainage wash a bit north of my Mid Hills campsiteThumbnailsBack at Mid Hills campground, 7.5 hours after starting today's hike, I settle in for my sixth and last night hereDespite my plan, I end up dipping back down into a drainage wash a bit north of my Mid Hills campsiteThumbnailsBack at Mid Hills campground, 7.5 hours after starting today's hike, I settle in for my sixth and last night hereDespite my plan, I end up dipping back down into a drainage wash a bit north of my Mid Hills campsiteThumbnailsBack at Mid Hills campground, 7.5 hours after starting today's hike, I settle in for my sixth and last night hereDespite my plan, I end up dipping back down into a drainage wash a bit north of my Mid Hills campsiteThumbnailsBack at Mid Hills campground, 7.5 hours after starting today's hike, I settle in for my sixth and last night hereDespite my plan, I end up dipping back down into a drainage wash a bit north of my Mid Hills campsiteThumbnailsBack at Mid Hills campground, 7.5 hours after starting today's hike, I settle in for my sixth and last night hereDespite my plan, I end up dipping back down into a drainage wash a bit north of my Mid Hills campsiteThumbnailsBack at Mid Hills campground, 7.5 hours after starting today's hike, I settle in for my sixth and last night here

Approaching the campsite, which I can't see due to the trees, I hear voices, realize where I am, and make a quick detour over to my own campsite. The campers probably hear me and think I'm an animal in the brush. Maybe I am.