Steven's Ass to Skykomish

Got a late start after GF tried one last time to snag a fish but none surfaced so we headed to Steven's Pass. The weather was clear - no smoke or clouds, views to gawk, no rain, no bugs and we were on our way to town- life on the trail doesn't get much better than that.







We met PCT hiker David from Austin Tx and gabbed as we hiked into Steven's Pass together. There is no shortage of trail magic here in Washington and we were offered a ride to Skykomish by trail angel Scott. He had just dropped off some section hikers and was happy to help us out.



Thanks Scott !
Scott drove us the 14 miles from the pass into the small town of Skykomish. Under an extensive rebuild project triggered in 2000 by a high school research project called Dark Sky the town is back on its feet.



Our first stop was the famous Sky Deli



The food and service was great and we chowed down on deli sandwiches and ice cream.
Several hikers were in town and we linked back up with Niko and Liane. We commiserated and compared our injuries-everyone had at least two to complain about but like a hard's day work it comes proudly with bragging rights after much effort. All are looking forward to Canada and are being extra careful to ward-off a preventable accident. We end each day with prayers of thanks. What a blessing this trail has been!



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