Life
Day 118: The Last Night ā Mile 2609.9 -> Mile 2641.8 I was awake well before my first alarm of 5:30 AM. The sky was dark blue and the trees above blocked most of my view. Nevertheless I put in my
Day 117: Rainy, Cutthroat, Granite, and Methow Passes ā Mile 2577.5 -> Mile 2609.9 Iām in the last stretch. After a decent enough nightās sleep (I mean, how decent can it be when thereās mice running over you and there was the possibility of
Day 116: Stehekin and Lake Chelan ā Mile 2549.6 -> Mile 2572.4 -> Shuttle in and out of Stehekin -> Mile 2577.5 It was a big day of mostly downhill hiking into Highbridge, a ranger āstationā that also serves as a shuttle
Day 115: Climbing to Descend ā Mile 2514.9 -> Mile 2549.6 It was another long day and Iām just getting to camp as the twilight hits. There were lots of day/overnight hikers out, which was actually nice for once. It was
Day 114: Glacier Peak Wilderness ā Mile 2479.1 -> 2514.9 Hiking in Washington feels like racing against the clock. Not just on the large scale, where Iām hiking to meet a goal and complete the trail. But on the day to
Day 113: Stevens Pass and Grizzly Peak ā Mile 2450.3 -> Mile 2479.1 Just a few shortāalbeit tiringāclimbs and I was going downhill into Stevens Pass. Despite it being about 15 miles, it went smoothly. This was surprising since my feet were sore
Day 112: More Alpine Lakes Wilderness ā Mile 2414.3 -> Mile 2450.3 Well, it did rain for a couple minutes last night. Once it started I got up and started to get my tarp out. The rain slowed, and in my tired
Day 111: Snoqualmie Pass ā Mile 2384.8 -> Mile 2393.6 -> Road walk to and from Snoqualmie Pass -> Mile 2414.3 Today was punishingly gorgeous. Punishing. But gorgeous. And if I havenāt fallen in love with Washington yet, today was
Day 110: Approaching Snoqualmie ā Mile 2347.5 -> Mile 2384.8 Today was difficult, and long, and hot. As Iām writing this ready to go to bed, I canāt think of anything particularly exciting about today. It was just difficult, long,
Day 109: Chinook Pass and Camp Urich ā Mile 2316.2 -> Mile 2347.5 The first half of the day was very scenic. I hiked down to Chinook Pass, a popular area for day hikers and tourists as a major entrance to the Mt.
Day 108: White Pass ā Mile 2285.2 -> Mile 2295.4 -> Road walk to and from the White Pass Kracker Barrell -> Mile 2316.2 It was a cold night and as soon I was fully awake I realized why: I
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