PCT Day 146: Blowdown City and the Marmot King

September 11, 2022 Mile 2519.7 to mile 2538.5 18.8 miles Jumbo is still quiet this morning, which means he’s still hurting just as much as he was last night. I understand the feeling. Even though we’ve been getting really decent nights of sleep recently, our bodies are just simply done.  We slowly start moving. It’s …

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PCT Day 145: I Would Like to Speak to the Manager of the PCT

September 10, 2022 Reflection Pond at mile 2501.2 to mile 2519.7 18.5 miles  Packing up this morning is not fun. The wind didn’t stop for a single second last night, and it’s still going now. I procrastinate as much as I can, but I eventually have to face reality and get out of my quilt. …

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PCT Day 140: Everything Hurts And I’m Dying

September 5, 2022 Campsite at mile 2418.7 to campsite at mile 2438.8 20.1 miles  “Are you getting up?” “I mean, yeah. I have to pee.” Jumbo makes his eyebrows do that thing that’s simultaneously sad and entreating and endearing.  I sigh. “Yes, I’ll get your food bag.” “YAYE!” I’m pretty sure he’s learned this pronunciation, …

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PCT Day 138: Snoqualmie and the Bad News Bears

September 3, 2022 Mirror Lake at mile 2385.6 to campsite at mile 2397.8, with a stop in Snoqualmie Pass 12.2 miles  Wait, I just realized that the title of this post sounds like a band name. A little clunky? Maybe. Maybe they play butt rock with plastic hardware store buckets. Maybe it’s experimental jazz, the …

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