We camped right near the trail so we were woken up by a trickle of early risers. I was awake most of the night anyways thinking I was hearing critters near us.
Today is more climbing through burn zones in the heat. It am truly unprepared for how much this heat is zapping all of my energy.
More incredible views today almost make up for the parts that suck.
After coming down some slick, snowy slopes we stop to have lunch in the one spot of shade. Since the mosquitoes are pretty bad here we set up part of the tent so we can eat in peace but we misjudge where the sun might be and end up being in the sun for most of lunch.
We decided to push through this last burn zone and get to Olallie tonight. There is a PCT camping spot there, a pit toilet and a tiny general store. The miles aren’t too tough but it is still not as quick as I’d like and we pull into camp kind of late. It’s only 8 but lots of hikers are already in bed so we are trying to be quiet but we can only do so much. After dark some guys are walking through camp offering fish tacos to campers…I get very excited and go get some. They are delicious! I’m the only one who takes them up on their offer and they try to give me all the fish to give to my “friends” in the morning. I decline because I don’t know any of the other hikers and I’m not carrying around 2lbs of fried fish in my pack. Finally I settle in for a fitful night of sleep.
PCT Hike 