Day 19
Home: Tentsite, Mile 271.2
END: Dirt Road, Mile 291.7
Walked miles: 20.5 miles
The sun did not shine through the bright and early trees this morning, but I still woke up in my usual time. The other hikers were also preparing. Last night it was probably our only night camp together, since everyone moved at different speeds. We said goodbye and each left in staggered times.
The morning began relatively cold under the protection of trees. The forest was still and calm apart from the gaze of the birds. Throughout the morning I met several sections hikers, all going to Nobo to complete Washington. When I passed under my first set of energy lines for the day, I glimpsed the Insanel and Huge Mount Rainier. He felt like a long time since he had seen him and now he was so close!
Most of the day he passed it in the trees. The air warmed very quickly when the sun risen, so it was grateful for this section. For lunch, I stopped in a spring and sun, a hiker with whom I camped last night, joined me to eat. Bread, cheese, cecina and hydration were in the menu today. The warm sun led me to drowsiness, so a nap would have been a great addition to the menu. Instead, we had deafeningly strong zoom combat jets just on the heads, surprising my lethargy. It’s time to return to the way!
After briefly leaving the trees, it was time to re -enter. Even more nobles and hikers of the section, including a woman who was walking along the path with her 20 -year -old son. I would like to be like her one day!
Finally, I reached the greatest obstacle of my day. The next section included a water transport of approximately 15 miles. He planned to collect 3 liters and walk at a camp at least 2.5 miles away. What was even worse was that I had to walk uphill! I collected the water and collected my ingenuity about me. I could do this. It can be painful, but I could do it.
The water was very heavy! I could feel the extra weight on my feet. While walking through the curves, sweat poured my forehead. After a couple of stops, I finally reached the flat part of the path, along which I walked with a PEP in my passage. This part was easy! With only half a mile to my camp, I had to start climbing again. And it was steep! I admit it, I stopped more than once in that section half mile, but I succeeded!
They were only around 5:45 pm, but I thought I had worked enough for the day. I didn’t want to carry that water anymore. In Dirt Road/Campsite, there was another established tent. This time, he was a hiker of the Nema Washington section. After decompressing the hard walk and preparing my tent, Jingles and I had dinner and talked. Like me, she appreciates lone hiking with a small company at the end of the day. We share our stories of trails and what to expect in both directions.
After dinner I dragged back to my store to relax. It was nice to be able to put your feet up after a long day.
And that is a day in the life of a PCT Sobo hiker!
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