At mile 2619.8 Hiked 31 miles today. It was very smoky so although I hiked across some high places with normally great views, today I couldn’t see very much. The smoke was so thick that I could feel it when I breathed. Beautiful water source. The smoky trail. Nearing the end of a long day.  Late in the day, I was hiking about 20 minutes ahead of Another Mile when she had a Mountain Lion run across the trail right in front of her....

At mile 2588.8. Hiked 16.8 miles today. I had to wait until 10 am for the Post Office to open. My resupply arrived okay, but the postal service lost my bounce box. I’ll continue to ask them to look for it, but I don’t need it for now. The box has warm clothing and the weather hasn’t turned cold yet. In fact, it is very hot here near the Canadian border. (Months later after a number of phone calls and reporting to the USPS, I finally received the bounce box...

Hiked to mile 2552.6 at Cloudy Pass trail junction. PCT closed from mile 2552 to 2572 due to Bannock Lake Fire. Hiked 12 PCT miles today. Also hiked approximately 11 miles on Cloudy Pass and Hart and Lyman Lake trails. Hiked another approximate 2 miles around Lyman Lake area when lost. Trail junctions weren’t marked for the PCT closure detour route. Total miles hiked were approximately 25 miles.  Today is day 112, but having taken a zero-day, it is my 111th day of actual hiking and today is August...