Sunday, July 20, 2008

July 14:Mt. Shasta City, CA

One of the first things we did after waking up was head to the Dunsmuir PO to get our packges. Chad came through again by letting us take his camper-van so we didn't have to catch the bus or hitch. Mark and I have talked about how fun it would be to have one of those, and we've even looked at a few used ones online, so it was fun to get to ride/drive one even for a short distance.

We got hooked up here; we got packages from Dan and Christine (friends from Rapid City), Julie (one of my best friends from college), and my parents. We also got letters from Mark's grandparents and Coach, a college professor, friend, and fellow hiker. It was fun because Coach sent some pictures from the hike he and Mark did together in 2003; they hiked south from Canada and ended at Dunsmuir. Technically Mark should have hiked the whole trail by now, but because of the fires, there is still a small section he has to hike. It was very fun getting the packages and the notes from everybody! Thanks to everyone who sent us stuff...it's SOOO fun hearing from you and we really appreciate the food as well!

We spent the rest of the day hanging out in Chad's backyard, going to the grocery store and gear store, burning our pics to CD's, PO stuff, eating, etc. It was busy, yet relaxing as well. I was very excited to get new shoes and superfeet we had stashed in the bounce box, as well as new liner socks (my old ones were quite holey). The section of trail into Shasta City had done a number on everyone's feet. Almost everyone we were hiking with had gotten some sort of blister (due to the extreme heat/breakdown of shoes, etc), and I could tell my shoes were in need of replacing. My feet were pretty sore as we walked into town.

We were lucky enough to be invited to stay another night in the backyard (even though we had planned to get a hotel). It was really nice to not have to pack up all our stuff and move locations. We konked out as soon as dinner was over, ready to hit the trail the next morning.

Total Miles:1506.5
Miles Today:0
Camp 78:Chad's House- Shasta City

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