• Days 83-86

    July 22, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F

    Miles hiked: 0
    Total miles skipped: 97

    I'm bummed to skip this section, I did part of it last year! So it would have been really cool to re hike those miles. But it's easy enough to come back another time and hike them. I skipped miles 1907.6 to 2001.7 for future reference.

    But all is well, I'd rather a rash that takes me off trail then an injury! Should be good to go in a few days. I was able to get a ride to La pine from a trail angel who happened to be driving from chemult to bend and offered to pick me up on his way. In la pine I did laundry and ate some Mexican food and then my friend Aleia, who lives nearby picked me up! We went to an outdoor concert in Sunriver. It was nice to do normal person things for a change 🤣 I spent the next day relaxing at her house, reading, laying in the pool and waiting for Ian and Riley to pick me up!!

    Spent the rest of the days relaxing with Ian and Riley. We went into bend and checked out a climbing gym. I didn't climb, just watched Ian. Didn't want to put my feet in climbing shoes 🫠 We went to a food cart pod in Tumalo, checked out some breweries and walked around sisters. Our first night we camped at the creekside campground in sisters. Awful night of sleep, it's right next to the highway. But the next two nights we had a nice little Airbnb rented that was dog friendly. It was so nice to just relax and spend time with Ian and Riley. Not gonna lie, made it hard to get back on trail! We picked Mel up from the trailhead on my last rest day and headed back on the trail the next morning! Fingers crossed for my feet!
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