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Day 147: Taking It In
Sept 22nd Just N of Mill Creek Trail(2610.5)-Holman Pass(2637.5) Today's Mileage: 27mi Today was the next to last day of hiking and I wanted to really take it in today. I think that tomorrow I'll be too excited and emotional to slow down and absorb it all, so I...
Day 146: Epic Ending
Sept 21st N Fork Camp(2581.9)-Just N of Mill Creek Trail(2610.5) Today's Mileage: 28.6mi The first half of the day today was a steady climb out of a canyon. It was good trail and gradual, so we made better time than we expected. It's definitely feeling like fall up...
Day 145: Now I'm Psyched!
Sept 20th Stehekin(2574.2)-N Fork Camp(2581.9) Today's Mileage: 7.7mi I stayed up way too late (1am again!) getting things done and journaling. Then I woke up much earlier than I would have liked this morning because Colin woke up around 6:30am and I'm a light...
A Quick Note…
I'm leavin' Stehekin and weather looks ideal. Just bought my chocolate milk to celebrate at the border and it hit me! My eyes welled up with tears already! I'm gonna be a mess! The wifi here was horrible and I probably won't have reception to post until the night of...
Day 144: Bookin' To Stehekin
Sept 19th Gamma Creek(2546.2)-Stehekin(2574.2) Today's Mileage: 28mi The alarm went off at 4:30pm and we woke to wet tents and slight mist. We had no time to waste because we had a 6pm bus to catch to Stehekin. The problem was that our mistakes yesterday left us with...
Day 143: When It Rains, It Pours
Sept 18th Glacier Creek(2525.4)-Gamma Creek(2546.2) Today's Mileage: 20.8mi(plus ~6mi off trail)=26.8mi I have a long entry for today, but I need to vent, so enjoy! So far, in Washington, we have been very fortunate with the lack of rain. Even the mist yesterday was...
Day 142: A Mist-ical Day
Sept 17th Pear Lake(2493.7)-Glacier Creek(2525.4) Today's Mileage: 31.7mi It rained on and off overnight. We were all relieved that it wasn't raining when we packed up this morning and our tents were dry enough that we wouldn't have to hang them out during the day. It...
Day 141: The Game of Rain Roulette
Sept 16th Stevens Pass(2476)-Pear Lake(2493.7) Today's Mileage: 17.7mi I left the Dinsmores with Yankee and Bookworm later than we wanted. I did manage to get a picture of the Dinsmores before we left. It's amazingly difficult to get the two of them in the same place...
Day 140: Rainy, Gloomy… MAGICAL
Sept 15th Below Deception Pass(2452.5)-Stevens Pass(2476) Today's Mileage: 23.5mi So, my wishes last night for the rain to hold off, were not granted. I heard light rain on my tent throughout the night. When we packed up in the darkness, I could see light drizzle...
Day 139: A Day of Switchbacks
Sept 14th Lemah Creek(2424.1)-Below Deception Pass(2452.5) Today's Mileage: 28.4mi Both Yankee and I were pretty tired this morning. We didn't do many miles yesterday, but the trail was not easy and it took a lot out of us. Plus, this was the first morning that was...
Day 138: Snapped Out of My Funk
Sept 13th Snoqualmie Pass(2402)-Lemah Creek(2424.1) Today's Mileage: 22.1mi I started off the day not feeling very excited about getting back on the trail. I was my wired self last night and ran my mind to where I couldn't sleep, so I stayed up til almost 1am watching...
Day 137: A Much Needed Break and Magic
Sept 12th Near Dandy Creek(2385.6)-Snoqualmie Pass(2402) Today's Mileage: 16.4mi Today was a day I've been looking forward to for awhile. We had a 16mi hike into Snoqualmie Pass and Top Shelf's step grandparents offered to host me at their condo just a few miles off...
Day 136: Heat, Hills, Hurdles, Huckleberries, and Trail Magic
Sept 11th Camp Urich(2355.5)-Near Dandy Creek(2385.6) Today's Mileage: 30.1mi This morning, Yankee and I both wanted to hit the snooze button in the cabin, so we got a bit of a later start around 6:30am. We had our goal set for a 30mi day, but were pretty wiped out...
Day 135: It's Always Sunny In…Washington!?
Sept 10th Anderson Lake(2326.8)-Camp Urich(2355.5) Today's Mileage: 28.7mi Today was another rain free day in Washington. Not only was there no rain, but it was also really sunny! We can't believe how fortunate we've been with the weather this late in the season. The...
Day 134: An Enjoyable Washington Day!
Sept 9th White Pass(2302.7)-Anderson Lake(2326.8) Today's Mileage: 24.1mi(plus .7mi road walk)=24.8mi Last night, we ended up going to bed after midnight, so I knew an early start probably wasn't going to happen. Part of my being named Wired comes from the fact that I...