August 23, Day 126: 2160.0-2183.0
Miles Hiked: 23.0
Gratitude of the Day: I’m thankful for the chill in the air and beautiful green lush trail of Washington.
Last night was the coldest it’s been on trail since the night at Kearsarge Lakes in the Sierra mountains. I was so thankful for the extra layers I got back and that my sleeping quilt and pad are extra warm. I woke at 6am and slowly got everything packed away as I ate breakfast. I started on trail at 7am and enjoyed the green tunnel of Washington. The climb today was steady but it was along a ridge walk and I could see Mt Adam’s to the north. The clouds were rolling over the ridges to the north and it was a beautiful but crisp morning. All day I got to walk through old growth forest and I was happy to be back hiking through Washington. I ate lunch in my hammock next to a clear stream and then took a nap for over an hour. Then I headed down trail and came to Panther Creek road, and there was trail magic of soda, beer and fruit by a young lady from Portland named Taylor. Her friend is doing the Appalachian Trail currently and she wanted to do something today and had asked her friend what she should bring for trail magic. She was so nice and about 15 of us hikers got to enjoy her company. Tonight all the Salty Butts plus some additional hikers are all camped at the group spot at Panther Creek Campground. After dinner we played bocce ball and then crawled into our tents for the night.
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