Saturday, September 1st: Todays miles = 23.6. Total PCT miles = 1,877.6.
It was SO cold this morning. A weekend hiker said it was 37 degrees at 7am. It stayed cold the rest of the day also. There was only one hour today that I didn't have to hike in either my pants or jacket. Other than it being cold, today was a wonderful day. The hiking felt easy and by the time I got to camp I felt like I hadn't hiked at all today. The water source for the camp spot was 4/10th a mile straight down a steep mountain, though. Going down wasn't so bad...
The trail today went by Mt. Thielsen just before we hit the PCT high point of Oregon and Washington. It was one of the coolest looking mountains I've seen in a while, probably because it was covered with pumice rocks. Water remains extreamly scarce. You would almost think we were back in the desert.
I met two guys that are camped at the same spot tonight who are out for a three day trip. Baboon and I spent the evening talking with them and swapping stories and telling them about the trail. They ended up giving us a lot of food that they had over packed! Some if it included candy bars, mountain houses, and doughnuts! That food helps out more than they can know.
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