Just lookin’ for an excuse…
The highlight of the day were the lakes that I passed. It’s really cool to see pristine lakes in the wilderness. I pushed on for my first 21 mile day.
Goodbye Trout Lake. This is the last time I’ll ever see it. It’s hard to imagine the circumstances that would return me to this neat, little mountain town.
Should I cross Adams Creek? IMy OCD was compelling me to finish the last 9 miles, so I could say I hiked every mile of the trail in Washington.
The plan is to hike all the way to Forest service road FS 5603. That’s the trailhead where we were stopped last year because of the fire.
Today, it’s onward from Yakima, WA to Trout Lake, WA. I had hitchhiked to Yakima since it is on the way to Trout Lake, so here I am and here I go.
I’ve written briefly about the trail conditions. The PCTA goes into much more detail in the below text from their “Trail Closures” app.
To get to Leavenworth to pick up a provision box and rent a room (still no Internet), I had to hitchhike. There is no pubic transport that I could find.
My camp last night was a lot better than had I camped with that obnoxious family mentioned in yesterday’s post. I slept peacefully. Today, on to Stevens Pass.
The goal was to go about 13 miles and set up my tent at Pearl Lake. I’m getting close to Steven’s Pass, and I need to plan my arrival.
The trail opened up into a beautiful view of a valley. I was hiking without the benefit of tree cover. It was quite striking.
