• Day 135-139

    September 12, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

    Miles hiked: 0
    Campsite: Took a full day off in lone pine, travel day back home, and then took a few days off at home before finishing the final stretch in Washington.
    Weather: who cares if I'm inside 🤪
    One word to describe the week: rejuvenated

    My day off in lone pine was lovely. I slept in, went to the Alabama hills cafe which has the most delicious breakfast. I got the cinnamon French toast plate with bacon and hash browns. It was huge and delicious and I ate it all! I also got a cinnamon roll and peach coffee cake for the road to eat on the bus in the am. Omg the peach coffee cake was sooooo good. The rest of the day I just chilled by the pool. It was prefect pool weather. I went across the street for dinner at the Mt Whitney restaurant. They had some food specials for Monday night football. I got a giant plate of nachos. I did not successfully finish them all. Phew!

    I got the 6:10am bus the next day that took me all the way from lone pine to the Reno airport. The same bus I took a few months prior. I saw some hikers on the bus I hadn't seen in a bit! Ian and Riley picked me up from the Portland airport around 9pm. Long day of travel!

    The next few days were spent relaxing at home. I went on a wild organization spree. Saw my girlfriend Tori who is 8 months pregnant! I also got together with my friend Kim for dinner and met up with Kristina and Melissa for lunch 😌 I also took Riley on a couple walks and spent time with Ian and went out to dinner with Kristin, Ian's mom! It was a lovely couple days at home. As always coming home is so nice but it makes it hard to get back on trail. But I'm going to finish this dang thing! Saturday afternoon Ian and I drove to Snoqualmie. We car camped at the trailhead in the element! I slept in a little bit on Sunday but was on trail by 9:30. A.m.!
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