PCT SOBO DAY 9 – A CAMP THAT IS WAS TO TAKE

Day 9

Home: Tentsite, Mile 98.7

END: Dolly Vista Trail Camp, Mile 121.1

Walked miles: 22.4 miles

Today I was in mind a great decision: to make an alternative that meant more climbing and more miles or risk to run into many farms. I am not the greatest fan of additional elevation gain, but on the other hand, I did not want the headache of a sea of farms. Fortunately, I still had some miles to decide what poison.

This morning, I got up just when the sun began to look on the distant mountains. I started with my latest little climb to Suiattle Pass and waited a little more view, but looking back to what had happened was beautiful.

On the way down, I met a hiker who returned from Miners Ridge alternate and asked him how it was. He said ‘Good’, but I was breathing hard and seemed tired, so I decided not to be a great performance and simply walk down the pct downhill. And it was so cruise! There were barely farms, and only 5 or 6 large in 8 miles that paused me. He had made the right decision.

The morning passed with relative ease since the path was a meaningless descent that was winding through the forest. He reminded me of those running videos in the running ribbons that are supposed to make you feel as if you are outside. However, the landscape was beautiful. Near the bottom, I met a hiker I had met in Stehekin, but he moved a little faster than me, so he remained ahead of me.

Around 11 am, I stopped for lunch next to the stream. I felt very sleepy since I didn’t sleep well the night before, so I ate a great lunch and spent approximately one hour resting. Then he walked again. This time, the terrain was much more mountainous, for my disgust, but soon I reached a beautifully flat and wide path that was very qualified in the uphill. It was heaven. The trees here are so big; They are almost as big and wide as I do high. I am constantly amazed by its size.

When I approached the last climb of the day, I knew it was going to be hard since it was about 3000 feet of profit. However, it was even more difficult than expected due to mass farms.

And it was not just that there were a good number of them (someone counted 104), but the trees were so great that it was impossible to overcome them without ninja gymnastics or find a path up and around them. I spent so much energy overcoming the blows that left little energy for the real walk. In the last 3 miles, every .5 miles rested because it was very exhausted. In addition, I was climbing at the end of a long day! It was very hard, but I succeeded.

Even so, Dolly Vista camp was worth it. The view was impressive, although it was a little colder here compared to last night. And tonight I wasn’t alone. I camped with 2 people I met in Stehekin, as well as in a man from Sweden. Once again, I enjoyed the view of the sun in the mountains distant from the comfort of my store.

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

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