Day 104

Miles hiked 26.2
Campsite: Dewey lake
Weather: 80s and sunny ☀️
One word to describe the day: grateful

Mel's had to wait for her shoes so I got on the trail without her. She is fast and will catch me. I'm kind of excited to have a few days to 'myself'. It's nice to hike and not have to worry about coordinating with anyone but yourself :)

I want to try and make it to Snoqualmie in 4 days so that would be 4, 25 mile days. Would be totally doable in Oregon but Washington has proven to be a lot more elevation! I did get in 26 miles today, so far on track. I'm a bit worried about norovirus. There is a warning for this area and supposedly hikers have been getting it. So trying to make sure I get water from flowing sources and not touching anything without sanitizing. Fingers crossed I make it out virus free 😬

Today's hike was nice, had some great views of Rainier, lakes and vistas. Hiked the last part of the day with 'Story time'. He got his name because he likes to tell stories, go figure. I was hurting the last couple miles so it was nice to have someone distracting me with stories 😅
I am camping at a lake tonight. It's filled with overnight weekend backpackers. I found a good spot right next to the water to set my tent up.Read more