Sunday, September 23rd.

Sunday, September 23rd: Todays miles = 20.7. Total PCT miles = 2,282.8. Miles remaining = 380.7.

It was a decent day today. The first part of the day was really cold and damp. It warmed up for a little while in the afternoon but then began getting cold again around 4pm. My only complaint about today was my knee. I thought it would get better if I ignored it and just continued walking but apparently 'walking it off' is not the solution for this particular problem. Or, maybe it is and I just need to suck it up and walk some more. Either way, by the time I got to camp tonight my knee was so swollen that I could not even straighten it out all the way. I was hobbling around like my leg was broken again! It made for a rough night. The pain of it kept me up most of the night and I could only lay in one position because there was only one position in which my knee would bend. I'm a little concerned about tomorrows hike because I am climbing Goat Rocks. The downhill on Goat Rocks is the steepest downhill on the PCT and downhills are notorious for damaging ones knees; that and the fact that I will be pushing to hike 20 miles in time to get to the road tomorrow to hitch into Packwood before dark.