Goat Rocks Wilderness

PCT 2018 Day 95, July 26, Thursday

Start mile 2256.3, campsite near pond

End mile 2287.1, campsite

Miles walked: 30.8

My little camera cannot adequately capture the glorious scenes today…

The trail climbs up to 6.5k, and later 7k, with the view of a tall and deep ridge beyond the marker to Yakima tribal lands. At Crispus Pass, the trail crosses over to another steep ridge bowl. The path goes along a narrow path of loose shale, and a snow crossing. Mountain goats can be seen playing on the snow fields below. Later the trail follows on the top of a narrow winding ridge. At least 20 southbound thru-hikers go by.

Heard by a southbounder: “I had a really bad morning, but rehydrated after the tears, and now I’m fine.”

I asked a southbounder, “Are there any days in Washington better than this?” “No, but there are good days.”

Finished audiobook A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, read by Kara Shallenberg.

Author: Jim, Sagebrush

Jim (trail-name Sagebrush) codes audio software for Windows, Linux, Android, and embedded systems. When not working at sagebrush.com, he enjoys backpacking, which this blog is about.

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