Campsite above Lake Janus to Lake Sally Ann
The temperature last was cool, but warm enough to keep my head outside of the sleeping bag. I woke at 12:30 AM and again at 5:00 AM and slept until the alarm went off at 5:30 AM. What a great night sleep.
I got dressed and left the tent just before 6:00 AM and Share Bear and I walked to the toilet when it started drizzling. Yes...there is one of those outside toilets here that is much better than digging a hole. I got back in the tent and ate dinner and packed up my bag inside to avoid the rain. When I had nothing left to do inside the tent I got out to unpitch my tent just as the rain stopped. With the rain delaying all of us a bit, we weren't ready to hike until just before 7:30 AM.
I got dressed and left the tent just before 6:00 AM and Share Bear and I walked to the toilet when it started drizzling. Yes...there is one of those outside toilets here that is much better than digging a hole. I got back in the tent and ate dinner and packed up my bag inside to avoid the rain. When I had nothing left to do inside the tent I got out to unpitch my tent just as the rain stopped. With the rain delaying all of us a bit, we weren't ready to hike until just before 7:30 AM.
Ready to hike
It was a cloudy and drizzly morning when we hit the trail. Even though we didn't have a long view, the low clouds made for some cool scenery.
Morning sun behind the clouds
Right at 9:00 AM we came across an old PCT trail marker:
PCT sign of the day
At 9:30 AM we needed to stop and take our 5 mile break, but there wasn't a great place to stop so we wound up stopping on a switchback. It wasn't the most comfortable place to stop, but it didn't matter since it started raining soon after stopping, so we quickly finished our snacks and continued on.
At 12:30 PM it was time to stop for lunch. Again, there wasn't a great place to stop. We were hiking through a boulder field and we came across a flat rock and decided to stop there:
At 12:30 PM it was time to stop for lunch. Again, there wasn't a great place to stop. We were hiking through a boulder field and we came across a flat rock and decided to stop there:
Self-portrait "Lunch in the Boulders"
Share Bear enjoying the flat rock
Of course, as soon as we got settled in and was enjoying our lunch it started raining again. So, we quickly finished up and got back on the trail.
This was pretty much the weather pattern for the day, drizzle and then rain for a short amount of time, and then the rain would stop for a while and then start all over again.
This was pretty much the weather pattern for the day, drizzle and then rain for a short amount of time, and then the rain would stop for a while and then start all over again.
Foggy hike
Share Bear hiking with umbrella
Cascades and clouds
Low clouds over the valley
The beautiful PCT
When Share Bear and I stopped to collect water Blackout passed us. We started climbing a hill and he was halfway up stopped to eat a snack. A bit later he passed us again. This might be the last we see of him since he is trying to hike 25 miles a day and we are down to doing 20 miles a day.
It is kind of strange that we saw Blackout and not Free Lunch today...hum.
We made it to our planned campsite at 5:30 PM. We could hike on for 1 more mile where there is another campsite, but we decided to stay here since it wasn't raining at this time which would make it easier to pitch our tents.
I pitched my tent, filtered water for Brad and I, and then finally got in the tent around 6:30 PM. Another night of cooking dinner in the vestibule and now lying here working on this blog. Oh...Free Lunch showed up just after I for inside my tent and he pitched his just next to me. We've been talking through the tent walls as we did last night. It is kind of funny that this is the second night in a row that we are sharing a tentsite and yet I haven't seen him...crazy.
Tomorrow's hike should be similar to today's just a couple of miles longer. There is rain in the forecast for tonight. We are just hoping that it stops long enough in the morning so we can break camp without it raining. We are up over 5,500 feet, so I guess there could be a chance the rain turns to snow tonight...let's hope not!
OK, time for bed. Until tomorrow...
It is kind of strange that we saw Blackout and not Free Lunch today...hum.
We made it to our planned campsite at 5:30 PM. We could hike on for 1 more mile where there is another campsite, but we decided to stay here since it wasn't raining at this time which would make it easier to pitch our tents.
I pitched my tent, filtered water for Brad and I, and then finally got in the tent around 6:30 PM. Another night of cooking dinner in the vestibule and now lying here working on this blog. Oh...Free Lunch showed up just after I for inside my tent and he pitched his just next to me. We've been talking through the tent walls as we did last night. It is kind of funny that this is the second night in a row that we are sharing a tentsite and yet I haven't seen him...crazy.
Tomorrow's hike should be similar to today's just a couple of miles longer. There is rain in the forecast for tonight. We are just hoping that it stops long enough in the morning so we can break camp without it raining. We are up over 5,500 feet, so I guess there could be a chance the rain turns to snow tonight...let's hope not!
OK, time for bed. Until tomorrow...
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