Monday, September 30, 2013

Mile 2475-2492 Stevens Pass to campsite on Cascade Crest

Today we bit the bullet and after 2 lovely zeros, stepped into the cold and rain. This time we were better prepared and I added my umbrella, rain poncho, smart wool top and down jacket to my gear list. Previously I had only been carrying rain pants, rain jacket and fleece. Tracy similarly upped her arsenal. 

We got on the trail at noon and hiked in the mist and varying types of mild precipitation till 6:30pm. I'm sure we missed a lot of fantastic views. We did have a couple of fleeting sun breaks in the late afternoon though which were lovely. It's supposed to be better tomorrow. I think our plan to wait out the worse of the rain has paid off. We heard today of two hikers who hiked out from Stevens pass on Sunday and then hiked back out again, southbound, the next day because they were soaked through. We also met a couple today who are having to leave the trail because the husband had a medical issue. I hope he's okay. 

We camped this evening with a hiker called Max Slack, a guy from Texas. Tracy is terrible with trail names. It took her about 2 weeks to remember and differentiate between Astrid and Israh. So tonight when we met Max again she asked "So, your trail name... It's something Ripper, right?"  He laughed, "No, nothing Ripper" "Or Jack something?" she enquired. Really, she said that. And its not like she has a special instinct that senses if someone's a creeper, he's a really nice guy. Can't take her anywhere. 

 





2 comments:

Spillerjzy said...

You've only got 158 miles to go! Wow, you'll be finished in a handful of days now... Keep them shredded, bee stung, run soaked booties moving. Xx

looski said...

Glad the weather is improving, we have been worried about you PCT hikers with all the rain and snow. Congratulations!