We hopped on the first bus out, and thoroughly enjoyed our tour-guide/bus driver who pointed out anything worth noting along the way. He also gave us some insight into life in Stehekin, having lived there his whole life.
We made a brief stop at the bakery before heading to the High Bridge
Ranger Station where we would pick up the trail. It was here that Cruisin' decided to stay longer. His flight doesn't leave until the 15th, and he needed to kill some time. It was a bummer learning last minute that we weren't going to get to hike with him, but we understood his dilemma.
So Flippy, Slim, Antfarm, and I hit the trail around 9:30am, with the goal of making it to Rainy Pass, only 20 miles away. A couple guys we met at Five Mile Camp (Bryan, Dave, and Andy) would be there waiting for their wives to show up and resupply them, and Andy was headed home. It was a short day, but we were okay with that.
The climb out of Stehekin was slow and gradual, and we heard from several others that it wasn't supposed to rain for a week, which made us super happy!
We connected with the guys at Rainy Pass, and got to meet their wives and Andy's son. They offered to take any trash we might have, and Flippy lost the battle with Andy's son after he offered his brownie bites and ended up with none for himself :).
We stealth camped in the picnic area, hoping we wouldn't be told in the middle of the night that we would have to move. The water spigot didn't work, but we had pit toilets, which is always a bonus. Day 1 down. Three to go.
Total Miles:2593.8
Miles Today:19.7
Camp 132:Rainy Pass Stealth Camp
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