Mile 1000! – The walk

White pass to Snoqualmie

I hit 1000 miles in this section. Unfortunately, my 1000 miles occurred at a fairly low point along the way. He had just spent a little path of trails and had a sprite and a small cake. I am not sure which of these was the problem, but I experienced severe nausea. I ended up having to stop early that day, but not before arriving at my 1000. I made Ducky and Cheesewheel take my photo to commemorate.
Not everything was lost even though I didn’t feel good. There is always a positive side. It happened that the camp in which I ran into the clash that night I had magnificent views of sunset and dawn (see prominent image).

Sunset with mt ranier

Other prominent aspects of this section

I possibly run into the best magic of trails so far in Tacoma Pass. It was a total surprise that is even better. These boys did everything possible. They had pizza and watermelon and tamales and milkshakes and margaritas and other drinks. Having learned my lesson from the last time, I held me and I had a tamale (possibly the best I have tried with top salsa), a smoothie and a bright water. I still had space for dinner two hours later!

What configuration! Many thanks to this group that provides magic of trails.

Guye Cabin (Washington Alpine Club)

I stayed in the cabin sponsored by the Washington Alpine Club. They did a great job by providing meals and a really charming space to relax and hang out one night.

Guye cabin

My best wrong concepts on the PCT

To commemorate Mile 1000, I made a list of the best wrong concepts I had before starting the path.

1. I would meditate every day.

Despite what I might think, there is not much time on the way to sit. In the morning, it is a quick change to pass the times of walking and breaking with the occupied work such as eating and urinating and filtering water and looking at the map. The only meditation is a meditation to walk. Or perhaps full attention when we eat blueberries and blueberries. I have noticed that not two know the same.

2. My feet would rise in shoe size

While this has happened to some extent, I did not expect other changes in my feet. My feet have accelerated a lot, and when I massage and inspect at the end of the day, they feel thicker and more muscular.

3. I would become thin as a supermodel.

Mustard Patty told me that my body would become a T-Rex body with a large butt, huge thighs and small small arms. She was right. My thighs are very muscular. I also have the personality slightly grumpy and the vorient appetite of a T-Rex. I finally had the opportunity to weigh me and I have lost 10 pounds.

4. I would write in my diary every day

Normally, I maintain a written newspaper while backpack, and I love writing in it. But on the PCT, I simply do not have the energy for it. I began to put bullet points and now I am not really interested in writing anything at all. I still have a digital magazine at the Dayone application. This works well because I can share it with friends and family. Nor do I need to waste the flashlight battery to register the day.

5. I would have mostly Americans along the way.

I had not realized how much international attention to the PCT had. The predominant nationality seems to be German, even more than American. If you are interested in walking on the PCT, I recommend learning German. They speak English excellent, however, it would give many opportunities to practice.

6. I would have a lot of time to relax.

When I had a real job, I woke up at 5 in the morning to do my training before going to work at 7:45, and then work all day until I darkened and then returned home and hastened me frantically and I would lie down. I think it’s curious how I do exactly the same on the PCT. I wake up at 5 in the morning, I am arriving at the path at 6:30, I walk all day until almost dark, and then I had a frantically dinner and ordered before bedtime. There is also this sense of urgency to obtain as much miles as possible per day and the anxiety of not having an available store place when it is ready to stop. Add an element of stress that should not be there. I fight with this constantly. I keep telling myself that simply decreases speed, what is hurry? But you only have so much food so you can’t stay forever.

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