August 27, Day 130: 2254.7-2280.6
Miles Hiked: 25.9
Gratitude of the Day: I’m thankful to finally hike the Knifes Edge in the Goat Rocks Wilderness.
Last night it rained all through the night and the loaner tent I have from Zpacks did out but it’s a one person tent and had a ton of condensation build up. So to prevent my sleeping bag foot box from getting wet I had to sleep in a little bit of a ball. No one wanted to get up early either because it was chilly and everything was wet. But there was an epic section of the PCT coming up and I was so excited to hike through it. So I finally crawled out of my tent and packed up all my wet stuff heading up trail at 7:45. Most of the morning was spent climbing in the trees with the fog rolling through. But at noon, the sun burned off the clouds and the sun peaked through the clouds. We started getting views and I could see Walupt Lake to the west and the dramatic valleys below us.
As we gained more elevation to go over Cispus Pass we could see Mt Adams behind us with its dramatic glaciers coming off the northern face. The exciting part for me was when I started hitting the Snowy Grass Flats area where I’ve say hiked and backbacked before.
The stellar section I’ve wanted to do for years was coming up, the Knifes Edge. As we approached that sections bank of clouds appeared to be hanging on the ridge and I was disappointed to say the least to see what I was seeing. I debated camping early to try to walk that section in the morning but who’s to say what it’ll be in the morning so I pushed on with the group. What a great decision!
As we crested the section next to Old Snowy the clouds were just rolling over that section and the Knifes Edge was open and had stunning views. We were all in amazement of the views and we could even catch glimpses of Mt Rainier’s peak. Photo and photo doesn’t do this section justice. It was probably the best day on the entire trail for me. So beautiful, a perma-smile on my face all day.
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