Stehekin zero day

Labor Day and the Post Office is closed. I can’t get my resupply until Tuesday at 10 AM. Then I can’t get on trail until the bus leaves at 11:15 AM and arrives at the trail at 12:15 PM. This means a short hiking day and I’m trying my best to get to Katie at the trail’s northern terminus on 9/6 at 3:30 PM. Wish me luck and happy feet!

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Agnes river crossing by log

This log looks short because of the foreshortening. But it was about 60-100 feet long and as wide as a sidewalk. They built a walk up to it with river rocks. The roots were probably manicured to form a “V” to climb through. Although I shuffled across the log due to my limited balance, it was a fun obstacle to surmount.

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Dinsmore’s Hiker Haven

At Steven’s Pass I hitched 16-miles to the Dinsmore’s Hiker Haven. As each hiker passes through their home the hiker’s picture is taken and posted. Here is mine which was taken by Andrea as I was talking to Jerry. We were chatting about what to do about the upcoming Labor Day holiday and the closure of the post office in Stehekin.

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Rock jumbles

You can’t see them in this picture, but I just descended down this massive rock jumble using switchback after switchback. So far the Cascades are full of both: switchbacks and rock jumbles. Also the climbs and descents are steeper and more often.

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