We hit McKenzie Pass, which is in the middle of a lava field. We sat at our break staring at miles of lava rock, and from this distance it looked like a flow. In the near distance (if that makes sense) was Mt. Washington, which we would head over on our way to Santiam Pass, where we would hitch into Sisters.
We walked for miles through the lava flow, which is very hard on your feet. We also spent a lot of time in a burn area, which burned in 2003 just a week or two after Mark and Coach walked through.
Although we were in a hurry, we did stop to celebrate and take some pictures at the 2000 mile marker! It seems crazy that we have walked that far and that we only have around 650 miles left to Canada. Exciting and yet sad as well.
We practically ran the last few miles into Santiam, pausing only briefly to down a glass of cold Gatorade from a fellow hiker who was meeting up with some friends for a couple days.
We hit the road (where we found a cooler...yay!), and managed to get a hitch within 10 minutes. And the great part was that we got picked up by people heading to the PO! Not only did they take us to the PO, but they dropped us at a burger/shake joint as well. We were surprised to get a package from Canada from Pat Hammell, the mother of someone who went to Mark's parent's church back home. It was a great surprise and fun to get some "edibles" from Canada! We also had a blast looking at all the fun hiking pictures Coach sent.
Our goal was to stealth camp in a nearby park, but we heard through the grapevine that Chickety and Neighbor, two from our group, were at the Best Western, so we decided to join them and go in on the room. Mark would say it was the best pillow he's had on the trail yet!
Total Miles:2006.9
Miles Today:24.6
Camp 100:Best Western- Sisters, OR
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