August 19:White Pass, WA

everything was wet when we woke up, and that would prove to be the theme fo the morning. Luckily we only had 12.5 miles to go to get into White Pass. We had thought of ca,ping there, but at this point I was ready to pay just about any price for a hotel room :). The day began with a grueling climb up 2100 ft to the top of a ridge before descending back down 2100 ft into White Pass. I'm sure it was a beautiful area, but it was misting all morning, we had no views, and our hands were freezing. We were ready to be out of the rain.

It was in the last few miles that the rain cleared a bit and we had a glimpse of clear skies. It was an on-again-off-again thing for the rest of the day, but at least we got a break.

We had met a guy at Lutz Lake the night before, who we thought was just out for a couple days. Turns out he hiked the PCT in 1982 (started when I was 1 month old and a day before Mark was even born!) and he was back doing just the state of Washington. Since the rooms are meant for skiers, they sleep quite a few, and he ended up sharing a room with us (there were 5 of us total). It was fun hearing his stories about sailing in Alaska and his other adventures.

After a brief try at hitching down to Packwood for a bigger grocery store (no love in these parts), we resupplied and cooked up a great dinner since the rooms have a small kitchen. Part of our dinner was corn on the cob. A truck had tipped over nearby and spilled a ton of it, and everyone was just picking it up, keeping some, and giving away a ton more. It was a restful evening, and we even got to sleep on one of those beds that pulls down out of the wall. How fun!

Total Miles:2302.8
Miles Today:12.5
Camp 114:White Pass, Village Inn

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