Day 3

12 miles
We used our town stay to get our issues more or less fixed. We got to Hike-n-Peaks in the morning to get a new pillow for Marie. We struck out on the other items, but they weren’t as vital so we are continuing on without. Two hitches on the way back to trail, the first from a guy that works at one of the summer camps in the area (but not BLYC), and the second from a couple in a van headed to Oregon Country Fair. All 3 were nice people and a big help to get up the highway and back to the trailhead. It was around 12:30 when we got moving, feeling ready but knowing the sun was working against us. It was a hot, dusty climb, but scenic and relatively easy. Later in the day we were passed by Bag Bowl who was moving fast. The views in this section were great circling around Three Finger Jack mountain. It’s neat to see it from three sides over the course of the day. The last few hours were tiring and slow because of the large amount of blown down trees. It also left few options for camping, and the spot we have I’m still nervous about. The wind is stronger than I’d like, but I’m hoping it dies down overnight and nothing falls on top of us.