Small creek, campsite nearby to Campsite at mile 2364.66
The temperature last night wasn't too cold allowing me to get a pretty good nights sleep. I awoke multiple times thinking I was oversleeping, but I wasn't. I heard Brad's alarm go off and finally knew it was time to wake even though it was pitch black and seemed like the middle of the night. 5:30 AM is way early, but it will ensure we get into camp before dark.
Our goal was to make it out by 7:00 AM which we did.
Our goal was to make it out by 7:00 AM which we did.
Ready to hike
Today's hike shouldn't be too bad until the last 3 miles which climbs pretty steeply, but we won't worry about that till the climb comes. After 5 miles we came across Urich cabin which was a perfect place for our morning break.
Urich cabin
Inside was a nice table and benches making it great to relax and have a snack. It was still warm inside from whoever spent the last night here and built a fire. Too bad we didn't make it here last night. It would have been a great place to spend the night.
After about 30 minutes it was time to head out. Check out the meadow the cabin looks upon...beautiful.
After about 30 minutes it was time to head out. Check out the meadow the cabin looks upon...beautiful.
A beautiful meadow
A few minutes later I came across this really nice PCT sign:
PCT sign of the day #1
I was wrong yesterday thinking that it was the last we would see of Mount Rainier. We climbed up a bit and came upon an awesome view of the mountain.
Self-portrait "Mount Rainier"
One hour later we saw mountains in the distance. Those must be the Cascade Mountains that we are headed towards. Wow...it kind of feels like when we were headed towards the Sierra Mountains 1,600 miles ago.
The Cascades we are headed to
As you can see from the above photos, it was a beautiful day...until around 3:00 PM when low clouds started rolling in.
Weather coming?
Right about that time we started descending, so the rolling fog didn't get in our way. During the descent I came across this cool PCT sign:
PCT sign of the day #2
And then, I came across an old PCT marker:
Old trail marker
We made it to the last water source for the day at 4:45 PM. From here we have 3.69 miles to camp, during which we have 1,515 feet of climbing still left...OY. Why is it that we always seems to have a climb at the end of the day?
Oh well...let's get it over with. I climbed pretty well, keeping close to a 3 mile per hour pace up the hill. When I got to our campsite it wasn't too good. It was windy and fog was rolling in. It was now 6:45 PM so we had no choice but to make it our camp for the night.
We quickly set up our tents and I filtered water for Brad and I. Because of the unpleasant weather, we all cooked dinner in our tent vestibules. I have a feeling dinner is going to be like this for the rest of the hike to Canada.
Tomorrow is another 5:30 AM wake up. We will make it to Snoqualmie Pass where we will meet Tim and head to a hotel for the night. It will be a long day, but with a hotel in site we will be motivated. So, until tomorrow...
Oh well...let's get it over with. I climbed pretty well, keeping close to a 3 mile per hour pace up the hill. When I got to our campsite it wasn't too good. It was windy and fog was rolling in. It was now 6:45 PM so we had no choice but to make it our camp for the night.
We quickly set up our tents and I filtered water for Brad and I. Because of the unpleasant weather, we all cooked dinner in our tent vestibules. I have a feeling dinner is going to be like this for the rest of the hike to Canada.
Tomorrow is another 5:30 AM wake up. We will make it to Snoqualmie Pass where we will meet Tim and head to a hotel for the night. It will be a long day, but with a hotel in site we will be motivated. So, until tomorrow...
Foggy home for the night
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