Day 102 At mile 2351.7. Hiked 26 miles today. - August 1, 2018 Today, checking the fire report, I found out that the fire at White Pass was named the Miriam Fire and that the area which included the PCT and other trails had been closed. The fire was first reported on Monday, July 30th, 11:00 AM, less than an hour before I walked through the area and noticed an orange glow to the sunlight filtering through the trees. The fire was caused by a lightening strike. I also found out...

At mile 2325.7. Hiked 24.8 miles today. I used the Thermocell during a morning break and at lunch. It kept the mosquitoes away so could take off the head net and relax without those pesky bloodsuckers bothering me.  I’m happy with Thermocell. I broke camp at Busch Lake and walked past a number of ponds while hiking through one of the worst mosquito infested areas I had seen. Mosquitoes were in a swarm around my head net. This is Busch Lake where I camped. I passed by Yellow Cedars that grow in...

At mile 2300.9. Hiked 21.4 miles today.  Today was a short day into White Pass where I resupplied with a package sent to Kracker Barrell. I barely beat the Miriam Fire trail closure south of White Pass. In fact, it was officially reported at 11 AM and I was hiking through that area around noon.  After spending most of the day at Kracker Barrel, I started hiking again at 6:20 pm and hiked into the dark some time after 9 pm. The area full of scum ponds and  was infested...

At mile 2249.4. Hiked 20.5 miles today. Camping at Lava Springs. The highlight of the day was viewing the massive glaciers of Mt Adams.  New shoes helped my feet and legs handle the trail much better. My feet and toes only felt a little tingly, not tingly to the point of losing feeling. I also saw my first elk of this trip. It was a female that quickly trotted off. Here is a view of Mt Adams. Glaciers on Mt Adams People: Camping with Cache22 and Yoga at Lava Springs....

I’m staying in Trout Lake a 2nd night making today a zero miles hiked day. I’m lucky to have gotten a private room at the grocery so I’m living in style in downtown Trout Lake. An extra bonus is that there is a bathtub where I soaked in a warm bath of Epsom salts.  Cache 22 and I used the bathrobes provided while all our clothes were in the washer. Nobody seemed to notice. I received new Altra Olympus shoes in Trout Lake. Here are the Altras that went to...