Yocum Ridge, there & back again - 2021/08/01

A bit of a leg stretcher for us, it's been a while since we did over 18 miles in a day. The biting flies were still out in force but luckily they left us alone at the top if we stayed in the sun. The Sandy came up about a foot between our morning and afternoon crossings. After Ramona Falls we saw only a handful of other hikers and trail runners as mad as us to brave the flies. about 25 areas of blow down on the Yocum Ridge trail but nothing bad.