August 12:Cascade Locks, OR

I woke up at some point in the middle of the night to Mark moving around a lot. Eventually he left to pee, and I thought that was that. Later I find out that when he woke up, he was searching for an ear plug (many a train rumbles by 20 ft away), and he found a slug right by his head! It's the wierdest thing; we have been seeing these nasty slugs on the trail the last couple days. They are maybe 2-2.5 inches long and roughly the width of a hot dog. They are gross, and they move so slow I've never been able to tell one is even moving. Don't ask me how one made it all the way into our tarp. I'm just glad it was by his head and not mine!

We hung out in the park all day, leaving only to hit the PO and grocery. It was a pretty relaxing, albeit WINDY day.

The park is on the Columbia River, which is known for it's high winds. Tons of people come here for kite boarding and wind surfing. We had to weight down basically everything so it wouldn't blow away. It definitely kept things cool, though, which was nice.

We hit the sack early after a good dinner at the pub that is being converted to a hiker hostel. And the best part was...no slugs!

Total Miles:2155.0
Miles Today:0
Camp 107:Cascade Locks Park

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