PCT 2018 Day 81, July 12, Thursday
Start Oregon Skyline Trail mile zero, water cache
End Oregon Skyline Trail mile 20.6, then Shelter Cove Trail
Miles walked: 20.6
Magic Beans and I had decided to walk the alternate route to Shelter Cove resort, the Oregon Skyline Trail, slightly shorter with more water sources. With a name like Skyline you expect walking on high exposed ridges, right?
No, just more green tunnel. Why the name? The path does go by a number of lakes and ponds. 
Closer to the end, the forest looks different. Can you spot the change? 
Answer: Much more moss on the trees. I do not have a theory for the change.
I arrive at the resort in early afternoon. Magic Beans was already here, with several section and thru-hikers hanging out at the picnic tables. 
Magic Beans does not stay, but I have planned to get a tent site and shower and do laundry. But my supply box has not arrived. Luckily, it comes at the 6PM UPS delivery. Wifi is slow, yet again, so almost no podcasts can be downloaded even with hours of attempts and multiple timeouts. The Cove does have a hiker tent nearby with good hiker boxes of free stuff, and a microwave, which I use to heat water for meals and tea. Spacejam arrives later in the afternoon, and I meet Jake, Socrates, Allison, Bryan, Scrappy, Nalgene, and TwoSpeed.