PCT 2018 Day 109, August 9, Thursday Start campsite near Rock Pass, mile 2635.4 End Manning Park resort, mile 2658.9
Miles walked: 23.5
The trail goes to Rocky Pass, but with more switchbacks than appears here.
Haze obscures some views.
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We have not shown a lake in a blog post for a while, so here you go.
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Bible, the young guy and not the older gentleman already mentioned in this blog, was returning from the monument. He refers to the older Bible as the Old Testament.
Later I meet Goofy, who is flipping. I meet Brazil Nut. When I gave her my trail name, she remembered where in Montana we met before, what color shirt I was wearing, the fact that I was recording trail names of all southbounders, and that I told her about a water source. What a memory!
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She reached the border, with a very fast hike, 66 days, not quite the women’s record, and has now completed a triple crown. She is hiking back to Harts Pass to find a ride, instead of continuing on to Canada this year.
I reach the monument at the border with Canada around noon.
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Finally…
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Strider and NotYetNamed also show up, also headed for Manning Park.
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I meet several trail runners, at Manning Park for a (now cancelled) event, and ask them many questions about running gear.
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At Manning Park Lodge I am able to get a hostel room at a good rate.
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I meet the runners there, and we even have dinner together.
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They will not let me pay. These are good people, excited as I am about finishing the PCT, and make me feel welcome at their table.
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A family I met on the trail, who just hiked Washington together, offers to take me to the Greyhound station tomorrow.
I do not see the other hikers like Hollywood today, and need to ask their advice about transportation.