Day 19: Train to the Rescue (Again)

Sat. July 13th

Miles: 0

Total:  ~163.4

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The day was mellow, amd pleasant, and sunny. We knew that V8 was getting the good weather that was shining upon us. Hopefully the climbs were not too hot.

We checked out of the hotel and spent time in the Lobby as Train was coming to shuttle us from Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass. We were grateful that he good give us the time and energy to help us out in that regard. As always, things tend to work out on the trail in magical ways, and we appreciate Train for helping facilitate that.

Pseudognome and I played Cribbage in the lobby until he arrived and Apricots, already antsy, did a couple short dog walks with Phoenix (Flail or Houdini) and Sheila (Good Sniff or Fierce Little Potato)

When Train drove us from Pass to Pass, he gave us a pseudo living historic guide through all the towns we passed, sharing unique stories of the rise (and fall) of various minor settlements along our route. We stopped in Monroe and had a calorie dense meal, which we feel guilty about since we have done near zero walking yesterday and today. Then we continued up to the Pass.

There is a mountain bike race going on at the pass, so after strolling the property for a while with Train, we said our goodbye and loaded into Pseudognomes car to find a less crowded campsite.

Turns out this is difficult, on a sunny saturday evening... especially when you choose to drive to a very populat destination. All campsites were full, so we drove down some old forest roads, and found our way to an amazing and free site near the Chimewa River.

We will do our best to ignore the weekend campers one hundred yards away with speakers playing loud music in a totalitarian effort to invade our serenity. Meh, it comes with car camping, and it is why we pack ear plugs.

V8 says:

----I'm at 2434.5 and plan to get to 2440. The trail is sometimes overgrown with weeds, and it was hot today----