Day 35- Major bushwhacking

I woke up near a creek with no idea where the trail went except that it would follow the creek until another creek flowed into it and then from there I would be following that new creek up into the mountains for about 5 miles. I found the creek but a couple miles up into the mountains I could not find any semblance of trail so I decided to climb the tallest ridge in the hopes I would see the lake I would head to next. 2 hours of profuse sweating I made it to the top only to hear something large walking along the ridge breaking big branches as it moved. I never saw what it was but i would like to think it was a grizzly. On top of the ridge I realized I had crossed the ridge much too soon and I had to hop boulders and scramble a few miles in some instances where I had to navigate some rock faces and cliffs along the mountain ridges. About late afternoon I finally found where the trail started again around ball lake. From here I followed it all the way to the road which I am camped at with large rocks poking into my neck and back. I had to walk until 10 pm and into the night to camp here and I could not stop earlier because I ran out of water. Tomorrow I will make it into bonners ferry.