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August 24th, 2022 We woke in our bed, not really ready to wake up yet, so we didn’t. We went back to bed. How amazing is that? We slept in until 7:30, which for us is very late these days. We lounged around in the morning and, after getting ready, headed over for the continentalContinue reading “Day 139: Mile 2229.9 – 2236.2”

August 23rd, 2022 by Jon When we woke up, it was dark; the trees we camped under were blocking the little bit of light illuminating the sky. We slowly made our way awake and had breakfast, which was interrupted by swarms of mosquitoes trying to get at any open patch of skin they could. WeContinue reading “Day 138: Mile 2209.3 – 2229.9”

August 22nd, 2022 by Jon We heard one of the other hikers get up and leave around 5:00 this morning, and I think that because we were robbed of some sleep, it became extremely difficult to get up when our alarm went off. We got our things together when we finally got up, then tookContinue reading “Day 137: Mile 2183 – 2209.3”

August 21st, 2022 by Jon We woke up and it was quite dark still when our alarm went off. The trees here were very thick and that, in combination with the later sunrise, has really been making it hard to wake up recently. When we finally did get up we packed everything and then realizedContinue reading “Day 136: Mile 2157.6 – 2183”

August 20th, 2022 by Jon We slept in again this morning, which for us is about 7:30 or 8:00. I actually managed to sleep all the way until then, which was pretty amazing. We took showers and chilled in the private living area before Theresa came in and showed us where we could get coffee.Continue reading “Day 135: Mile 2148.2 – 2157.6”

August 19th, 2022 by Jon When we woke up in the hotel, we stayed in bed for a while, with the AC running well enough to make the room feel like an icebox. I slept so well. When we finally got up, we headed over to Bridgeside for breakfast. It’s a large diner right nextContinue reading “Day 134: Zero day in Cascade Locks”

August 18th, 2022 by Jon When we woke up, we expected to have a wet tent after a couple of short rainfalls we had overnight. But it actually ended up feeling very dry, and our tent was not even wet, even though we had a sprinkle of rain only an hour earlier. Super strange. TheContinue reading “Day 133: Mile 2128.6 – 2148.2”

August 17th, 2022 by Jon We woke in the morning to the sound of the nearby creek. We decided to sleep in quite a bit because we planned on a shorter day today. Although we could get to town on Wednesday if we wanted to, we are trying to get to Cascade Locks on ThursdayContinue reading “Day 132: Mile 2109.9 – 2128.6”

August 16th, 2022 by Jon We woke in the morning to the alarms of other hikers who got up earlier than we did. Many of the people camped near us had reservations at 8:00, and ours wasn’t until 9:00, so it made sense, but still… Waking up before your alarm is always awful. We gotContinue reading “Day 131: Mile 2092.5 – 2109.9”

August 15th, 2022 by Jon We woke, and it was cold. Very cold. Colder than it’s been in months. We got ready quickly, and I had to wear my beanie and down jacket for warmth. I managed to find chai tea latte packets at the store, something I had back in the Sierras, and it’sContinue reading “Day 130: Mile 2063.5 – 2092.5”