Day 92

Miles hiked: 21
Campsite: hood river!!
Weather: 80s and sunny
One word to describe the day: home!

This morning I slept in just a little bit with Riley. But we were hiking by 7:00 a.m. We had a 21-mile day to get to the eagle Creek trailhead where Ian and Kristin (Ian's mom) were picking us up. Riley did great for the first 15 mi. But I could tell she was getting tired so I took her backpack off and carried it for her. But she was still moving really slowly. So we took some water breaks. Went a little further and then she just laid down. She was done walking. I tried to carry her for a little bit but she is almost 35 lb so that didn't last long. I decided I try and put her in my backpack. I gave Mel some of my stuff to carry and threw her in. She didn't budge. She was quite happy with the setup! So I carried her all the way down to the trailhead. Ian and his mom walked up the trail slightly and as soon as she saw them she hopped right out of the backpack and walk to the rest of the way to the car. She is a smart dog! I was exhausted! But we made it!

We went to thunder Island brewing in Cascade locks to get some food. Mel and I were quite hungry. We went through all of our snacks! I got a chicken sandwich and we got a free beer. Thunder Island let's people buy beers for hikers that come through so they can have a free beer, which is fun! Thank you, thunder Island! After dinner we drove to Hood River! Slept the night in my bed. Took a shower in my shower and it was amazing! We will be spending the next three full days here. Just relaxing, seeing friends, getting box is ready for Washington, and showing Mel around town. Riley will probably sleep the entire time I'm here because she is very tired 😬Baca lagi