Boil it for just on 4 minutes. For a soft-boiled egg, take it out and serve straight away. For a hard-boiled egg, turn off the heat and leave the egg in the pan for 10 minutes. 5. To hard boil an egg - 100% perfect every time: Eggs in pot-just cover with cold water do NOT cover with lid.
If you want to read about a well planned trip by a prepared hiker who has no issues, go and buy a guide book about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. I'm sure you'll find it very informative. 'Wild' is a beautifully descriptive story about loss, pain, nearly giving up, and pushing on.
A full description is in Douglas Lorain's 100 Classic Hikes of Oregon.. The off-trail section is pretty straightforward, especially when hiking clockwise from Three Creeks Lake. The route is through open country downhill to the southwest, until you hit the Broken Top Crater Ditch trail.