PCT SOBO DAY 34 – battery problems

Day 34

Home: Timothy Lake, Mile 575.2

END: Steering site, mile 603.2

Miles walked: 28 miles

While leaving my store this morning, a slight fog rose from the lake while the ducks completed their morning routines. The air was still and quiet.

My first mission of the day was to publish a blog post. I knew I could get a little cell service about 0.5 miles from the camp, so I packed my things and walked until my phone rang. 2 bars – Yay! I ate my breakfast while I uploaded my photos and, once my work ended, I got up and kept walking.

Timothy Lake was surprisingly long. I think I walked at least 1.5 miles before reaching the end. As the current of nobos also happened. Today’s path was quite flat and very easy. I wanted to stop for a break at a crossroads, but there were no good records of sitting, so I told myself that I would go a little further until I found a suitable place to sit down. And then I saw the sign: Magic of the path!

A truck with 6-8 grass chairs spread in a circle was installed in a clear. A cook stove was at the top of the folding table and a booming voice greeted me.

«Hello! Would you like to eat something? Simply put your package there, wash your hands here and take a seat.»

Alright! Carbs was the host of the path of the path and in the menu for today there were coffee and toasted with egg in the middle. I couldn’t have expected something better! A Nobo and a Sobo were already sitting, so I linked and waited for my breakfast.

Carbs has been doing trail magic in several places in the last 5-6 years, so he knows the exercise when it comes to the needs of hikers. After eating my first two toast with egg, he made another round. Yum! I must have spent about 45 minutes on the Magic Stop path. When some more nobles arrived, I took it as my signal to leave. I thanked carbohydrates for carbohydrates and followed my path, with caffeine and full.

Now, I had a PEP in my step. I couldn’t feel the weight of my backpack and floated along the path. The sky was cloudy today, keeping me fresh and facilitating hiking.

I only had a climb for the day and it was a piece of cake. Again, I stopped too many times to eat juicy bushes directly from the mountain. I know that at some point I will eat my last Huckleberry on the way., So I could also enjoy them while I can.

My goal was to reach 25 miles today to keep me in time to meet the janitor in Santiam Pass. However, once I got to that milestone, I was in the middle of a burning zone without a good camp. Again and again I walked, keeping my eyes peeled for a safe place, but there were none. Finally, just when I darkened, I found a place among the living trees on the side of the path. I would have to do!

With a couple more days along the way, my Garmin needed a burden. I obtained it up to about 20% and then I went to load my phone. Before realizing, my battery bank, which had been in 30% full, quickly lost the load. My phone was stuck at 20%. Uh oh. This would not be enough for two days of hiking! Ollallie Lake Resort, which was about 4 miles from me, did not allow the battery bank load, but I expected them to let me load my phone. That would be a great help!

Knowing that the path provides, I turned off my phone and did not let the battery bother them my mind. Soon, I fell asleep.

And that is a day in the life of a PCT Sobo hiker!

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