Day 119

25 Miles

We had some neighbors last night, but they were far enough away to not recognize them. In the morning, after tearing down, we went to fill up at the creek and saw that Flavortown was in the group. We decided today that we are going to skip from Bend up to Cascade Locks to catch Big Red’s show. It will also afford us a zero to do town chores and chill. And, finally, we can take a more relaxed pace into Trout Lake and White Pass. Due to the Lionshead Fire closure and the decision to skip up to Cascade Locks, we will be done with Oregon in 2 days. Today was full of views on the trail. Mt Bachelor, Broken Top, the Three Sisters, The Wife, The Husband, and Little Brother. We passed through the obsidian section and camped next to the lava rocks. The sky was crazy too with all of the smoke building over The Husband to the west. Having to climb to where our campsite was, we were sweaty when we got there so the wind chilled us pretty quickly. Might have to wear extra layers tonight.