Andrea and Jerry Dinsmore are the trail angels who live in Skykomish, WA and they have been hosting hikers since 2003. They are awesome and take in hikers, offering showers, laundry, internet, a dry place to sleep, and even the occasional hot meal.
Steven's Pass is 15 miles from Skykomish, so we had to get a hitch into town and then the Dinsmore's would come pick us up. We hadn't stood on the road, shivering, for more than 5 minutes, when a truck haling a horse trailer pulls over and begins backing up. When they got to us, the guy sticks is head out and asks if we want to ride in the empty horse trailer. He says, "My wife said it's illegal, but I said, who~ going to check?" Luckily there were no horses in there, and we had hay to sit on and corral bars to hold onto. He laughed as he shut the door, saying, "It's like hauling illegal immigrants!"
He dropped us just across from the deli, and when we hopped out of the trailer, a teenager walking by stopped, grinned really big, and said, "Welcome to America!" It was perfect timing, and we cracked up.
After a great meal at the Cascadia Inn and Restaurant, we got picked up by Andrea Dinsmore, whose license plate aptly said, "PCT Mom."
They are so committed to helping out hikers that they even built a hiker loft above their garage. They have a couple beds and a handful of air mattresses, a computer, and a sitting area up there. They also open up their kitchen and living room for people to hang out in if they want.
We quickly claimed some beds, hung our stuff around to dry, and hopped in line for showers and laundry. We were just happy to be there, warm and dry, out of the rain.
Total Miles:2476.3
Miles Today:8.1
Camp 123:The Dinsmore's- Skykomish, WA
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