August 14 Mileage 15 Mile 2565 to mile 2580 The storm doesn't come. I sleep hard for a while and when I wake up at first light my stuff is dry- sleeping bag, tent, everything dried in the night. Hallelujah. Everyone is packing up and we're on the trail by 6:30, working our way through … Continue reading Day 112: plodding through the rain to paradise

August 13 Mileage 34 Mile 2531 to mile 2565 The storm hits around 10:30 p.m. Just light rain at first, then harder, then cold wind! from off of the lake and lightning! illuminating the walls of my tent and thunder! Rattling the ground. Woosh! Woosh! Woosh! Goes the rain as it smacks against the limp … Continue reading Day 111: what is the lesson here

August 12 Mileage 33 Mile 2498 to mile 2531 The rain starts at 3:30 a.m.- it's light though, nothing too bad. And it's warm. I put down my ground sheet but I can't fall back asleep, I'm worried about water and all the ways it can get into my shelter. I finally drift off and … Continue reading Day 110: 33 beautiful, arduous miles in Glacier Peak wilderness

August 11 Mileage 22 Mile 2476 to mile 2498 Trains blow by all night but I manage to sleep a little bit, wake up too early and sort my resupply, then walk to the cafe across the street for greasy breakfast with Brainstorm, Tiny, Guthrie, Chance and Mac. Chance got in yesterday evening- she did … Continue reading Day 109: everything is on fire

August 10 Mileage 20 Mile 2456 to mile 2476 I wake up way too early for when I went to sleep last night, lay in my sleeping bag for an hour. I'm going to be tired today. Oh well. Finally get up and everyone's rushing to pack their things away- I get anxious that I … Continue reading Day 108: smoky/hot/Stevens Pass/Egg!

August 9 Mileage 37 Mile 2419 to mile 2456 Awake in the middle of the night from a dream; I lay looking at the stars, the wash of light from the moon, thinking This is all ending in just a few days, how did this happen and what will happen next?  I look at my … Continue reading Day 107: full moon/long climbs/big miles

August 8 Mileage 17 Mile 2402 to mile 2419 I wake at 5:30 even though I was up late; ah, the joys of sleeping in a bed. So soft, but so hard to sleep in them when you're used to the ground. I write emails, catch up on my blog, wish I was still asleep. … Continue reading Day 106: a mountain goat and Scott Williamson!

August 7 Mileage 22.5 Mile 2379.5 to mile 2402 Wake up early to a cold campsite socked in fog; I dreamt I was trying to southbound but the ride that picked me up hitching dropped me in Tacoma and I was stuck in the city, no way to get out. 22.5 miles to Snoqualmie pass … Continue reading Day 105: Snoqualmie pass trail magic of wonder

August 6 Mileage 29.5 Mile 2350 to mile 2379.5 We're hiking on Tiny and Brainstorm's schedule right now, and it's awesome. The two of them have been hiking together since northern California and this is what they do- half hour break in the morning, hour lunch break, half hour break it the afternoon. Thirty miles. … Continue reading Day 104: sometimes you break your face

August 5 Mileage 33 Mile 2317 to mile 2350 It's cold- our first cold night! I sleep hard next to the rushing river, not even waking once, wake at 5:30 and make my little tupperware of oatmeal, protein powder and chia seeds, mixing it up while still in my sleeping bag. Every morning I eat … Continue reading Day 103: the north cascades are beautiful / morale is high again