Plan: Arrive in Manning Park, BC (Canada) on October 11th.
To do: ~200 miles to hike between now and then.
We are stopped in the bustling metropolis of Baring, WA, at the Dinsmores' Hiker Heaven. It is a little slice of heaven indeed. We have had laundry, hot showers, and we are now watching "Fried Green Tomatoes", as a hormone-balancing chaser to "Terminator 2". If the boys don't carefully monitor the VCR, I may slip in "Ghost".
The weather has been incredible, blue skies and no clouds. The views have been phenomenal--Sierras-like, with granitic towers, deep glacial lakes and snow fields. Gangles and I took a 30 minute detour today, atop a ski lift operation booth. Possibly the best place I've shared a candy bar ever.
And, at Deception Lakes, we took our probable last swim on this section of PCT. Swiss Miss called it the "gangliest swim video ever". I think the average BMI of video participants is in the mid-teens. We'll post the video later. Stay tuned.
Anyhow, spirits are high, as we are so close to the border. Our next and last stop is Stehekin, WA.
Say Hello to my North Cascades Mountains. I did my College internship in North Cascades National Park. I never got to Stehekin, but wanted to. You will love North Cascades. It's the most beautiful place I have every been!
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