Day 20

14 miles
A smooth 8 miles to the highway, with perfectly clear views of the Knife’s Edge and Rainier. Once we got to the road it seemed like chaos. A hiker in front of us crossed the highway, but didn’t seem to care if there were cars coming. Luckily, the car coming toward her was able to slow down in time to miss her. And then we see a car walking 3 puppies. The car was rolling along the shoulder and the puppies were on leashes hanging out the window. They eventually stopped and got out of the car with the leashes, and then crossed the highway as slow as can be and another car had to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting her. This was all within the half mile of road between the trail and the Kracker Barrel. Just insanity. It was a relief to be at the Kracker Barrel to get the first of 3 resupply boxes we shipped ahead from Anchorage. We got showers, did laundry, repacked our food, ate a pizza, and drank a few beers. It was great. We even hiked back out for 6 more miles. Good, full day.