Day 180 (16 October) - Mile 2588.63

Rainy Pass (Staying in Winthrop. WA)

We woke up and Jazzman decided to try to get back on trail.  The cook at the Inn is going to take him up to Hart’s Pass, 30 miles further on the trail than we got off at.  We said our goodbyes and he was off.

We also heard that morning that Skittles and Stork made it to Canada from Hart’s Pass the night before giving us hope that maybe this will be possible.  We started talking to other hikers and we found three others willing to try to hike out with us tomorrow morning.  Aviator, Kodachrome, and Sunshine will be joining us.

As we were making our plans I received a Facebook message from Jazzman.  He isn’t on trail  He went up to Hart’s Pass and decided there was too much snow so he came back down and is now in Mount Vernon, WA on his way to cross into Canada before his visa expires. 

Jazzman at Harts Pass

Too much snow says Jazzman

I messaged Aviator and her and Kodachrome came over to discuss our plans.  As of now, 11:00 PM, we are going to have Tim take us to the trail at Rainy Pass where we came off.  In the first 6 miles we climb to 7,000 feet where we will see what the conditions are like. If they are favorable we will continue on to Hart’s Pass.  If not, we will turn around and Tim will pick us back up from Rainy Pass.  

Let’s hope for the best, because if we turn back this will probably be the end of the hike.