I slept better last night except for the obligatory frequent trips to the bathroom – nerves. The trains passing through town go right by the hotel. Some people don’t appreciate this. I love it. I sometimes get out of bed when I hear the trains so I can watch them pass. The running lights moving […]
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The Story Continues
I am off the trail. Kidnapped by the elusive indigenous WiFi tribe, I have been allowed one final wish before I am executed. “Please,” I beg, “allow me to upload some more blog posts.” “I will allow one per day for the next few days,” said the chieftain. “But write only what you have seen […]
What’s Happening
After Steven’s Pass, I will be heading north to the border, stopping briefly in Stehekin, Washington. After I reach Canada, I will come back to Hart’s Pass to exit the north and return to where I started this journey in Northern California. As you know, there is a lag between when I write these posts […]
Day 70 & 71 – Steven’s Pass
I awaken at 5 am. The Eepers are up already. I hear their “eeps” clearly from the rocks across the lake. Then another’s Eeper starts chattering loudly. It must be the mom telling the kids to quiet down and go back to bed. They keep eeping. The mom gets mad and chatters, “If you don’t […]
Day 69 – Clearing
Stopping early last night was exactly what I needed. I got caught up on the writing. And I got to sleep at a decent hour. The night passed uneventfully (thankfully) although I was chilly under my quilt for the first time. It did not rain and my tarp was dry by morning. Get out My […]
Day 68 – Water Sports
For the second day in a row I could not finish writing before it just got too late. At 10 pm I put my phone down. Lying there on my back I began to dream. By some magic my truck had been shrunk to the size of a Matchbox car and thrown into a lake. […]
Day 67 – Soaking in Washington
I woke for the first time at 11:30 last night. I was warm enough to remove my rain jacket. My feet were nice and toasty, but still damp. I went back to sleep. The day ahead My alarm wakes me at 4:30 am. It is 46 degrees, and much too cold to get up, and […]
Day 66 – Damn the Torpedos
I finished uploading the last blog at midnight last night, but I did not feel tired when I turned out the light. I slept lightly, waking often for no reason. It is always this way in town. I just can’t get comfortable. My best sleep lately has been on the trail. I get out of […]
Day 65 – Snoqualmie Pass
It was the perfect night to not wear my earplugs. The outlet from Mirror Lake ran right by my bed, adding enough white noise to my camp to muffle the stick breakers that might move by. But a rowdy group of young men camping near me on the lake where conducting a lab on the […]
Day 64 – Clearing Skies
I sleep OK, but not great. The rain forest is sticky. And sticky is not conducive to sleep. The happiest moment of the morning is when the sleep program on my phone plays my musical alarm. I don’t know who wrote that music, but it is so hopeful. I want to let it play all […]