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Woke up to cold, damp weather.
It rained last night and looked like it would be afternoon before we could expect some sunshine. Leap-frogged with Huckfinn, Chow-Down, Cheetah, Tom Sawyer, Dan, and Moresee to Harts pass.
We saw more grouse and shared our mountain story with Cheetah. She one-upped us with her story of a bull moose sighting yesterday! We would keep our eyes peeled with hopes of seeing one today.
It was Saturday so we met a lot of day-hikers on the trail. All congratulated us and looked at us in awe. We are more impressive than our younger counterparts but that comes with a price - old age.
The mountain sides were colored with golden Tamaracks, and the red, yellow and orange colors from the huckleberry bushes. All putting on a beautiful show.
We were able to dry out out tent in the afternoon sun and we made it to camp an hour earlier tonight. Tomorrow would be our last 20 mile day!
Sept 30
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We awoke to very cold frost on the ground and iced puddles this morning. I bundled up in my 4 layers and felt like Randy in his snow suit (Christmas Story).
The last map
Our last 20 mile day looked like it would be a great one. No clouds and great views as we climbed our last big climb- bright yellow Tamaracks, red, orange and yellow huckleberry bushes up against evergreen conifers and clear blue sky.
No chatter between GF and I today. Both of us were deep in thought. Tomorrow we would complete our journey of 2,660 miles, 6 months in the wilderness. Something that once seemed improbable but never impossible. We camped with hiking friends Bam and Shivers and enjoyed our last night on the PCT
Shivers and Bam
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