Day 96 – Seiad Valley

Last night I camped in a public camp, and since I was in the middle of the week, and that the camp was in the middle of nowhere, I had all the place for me. I was back on the path, or on the way in this case, at 6:30 am, and I arrived at the coffee in Seiad Valley at 9 am for a moderately large breakfast, but not painfully large. I picked up some supplies, I walked to the Park of Houses, I took a shower, washed my clothes and then returned to the coffee to have lunch. After that, as planned, I stayed with the hikers until just before 4 pm, when I left.

They are currently 5:30 pm and still hot, but I can feel that it is cooling. It will be a long climb from here, but I believe (perhaps an illusion) that this is the last long climb for a while.

My package feels small, but not light. I only have/I need 2 1/2 days of food, and I am quite sure that I put everything in my package after packing it again, but we will discover it in a few hours sure. As long as I have most of what I need to get to Ashland, I’m sure I’ll be fine. I know that the food bag is with me, and I know that I have a tent, so if I missed anything else, it shouldn’t be a big problem.

Today it should end up being a quite short day in general, but it will knocked out some important miles for the next few days.

I talked to some people who are doing the Oregon Challenge, that is to climb all Oregon in 14 days. Fortunately, I have already learned that this is something that my body cannot handle, but I hope to finish it in three weeks or so. That would be quite surprising, and an achievement large enough for me to feel great. After my zeros in Ashland, I am not planning more zeros until I arrive at Snoqualmie Pass in Washington. However, I will make some neros in the city and give my body some time for active recovery when necessary. While Oregon Miles, usually happens faster for both hikers, trails, conditions, including snow will make a big difference. As usual, I will take it day by day and step by step.

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