Last night the snow did not persist enough to accumulate on anything. My tarp is only mildly damp. Moving Target and Jazzy left for the monument at 6 am. They left their tents in camp. Cold start I pry myself out of bed at 6:30. The rain has stopped, but it could start again at […]
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Day 82 – O Canada
It does not stop raining. I am pissed. It is supposed to be clear today. I lay in my tarp waiting for it to stop. The three men that finished their quest yesterday walk happily around, breaking down their camp. They annoy me because the rain does not seem to bother them. Finally, when everyone […]
Day 81 – Night Terror
Last night I awoke at 11:30 because something was very wrong. It was pouring outside – hail mixed with rain. I reach out to see if the ground under my tarp is wet. The entire ground is covered in a half inch of cold water! The only reason I am still dry is that I […]
Day 80 – Running for Cover
I slept well enough. It did not rain, so my tarp was unnecessary. Rain is in the forecast today so I have rearranged my pack for bad weather. My sleeping cap and fleece are packed with my clothes and put in a waterproof compartment. My rain jacket is in an outside pocket. It is cool […]
Day 79 – Rainy Pass
I can’t sleep in a bed. I can’t sleep on the trail. I am hopeless. The stars were pretty though. And for the first time in months I did not apply bug spray. Let’s hope that continues. Planning In my original plan to reach the border, I had anticipated 14 miles today. But because I […]
Day 77 & 78 – Stehekin
Yesterday, I agreed to leave camp with Moving Target and Hornet at 5:30 to give us plenty of time to get to the High Bridge area on the road to Stehekin. But because I have learned that hikers lie about their departure time, I am ready to go at 5:20, and so are they. To […]
Day 76 – Trail Drama
I have become a venue for the mouse olympics. In a previous section I was used as a kind of climbing wall. Last night I was a vault. Mice would run up to me, jump, and at the last second, twist and launch themselves in the opposite direction. It was not unlike swimmers making the […]
Day 75 – Old Dominion
My camp site on Mica Lake cared for me last night. The temperature was just about perfect. The breeze kept condensation at bay. And I had an unobstructed view of the stars. I realized that the star positions have changed. Cygnus has shifted southward, because I am now hundreds of miles north of that spot […]
Day 74 – Mica Lake
Night falls slowly, imperceptibly with your eyes open. Last night as I stared at the gray sky through pine boughs, it suddenly became night. I had fallen asleep. The marmots were in their hole, no doubt, chuckling about the way they agitated me. They are sipping camomile tea and munching on huckleberries. I sleep well. […]
Day 73 – Smoke and Mirrors
I sleep pretty well although one of the girls camping nearby snores gently most of the night. I am determined to get an early start to avoid the forecasted high temperatures and to complete the miles I have in my plan. Up and at ‘em I awaken before my alarm goes off. Immediately, I sit […]