Day 29

8 miles
Packed up a little early and said our good-byes with Yardsale, Chickadee, and Raiden. On the way out we talked to one of the twin sisters and then started climbing up. Both twins eventually passed us, but they were hanging out at the top when we got there. We mentioned the shortcut and they both perked up. They replanned their day and then went off.  We passed them near the bottom before the junction where they decided to relax a bit since they no longer had to do 14 to get to the highway. We took the steep shortcut, the twins showed up, and then we all got a hitch within 10 minutes. A long ride to Leavenworth in the bed of a pickup, we learned they were called Skipper and Topo. Skipper was leaving trail and Topo was going to wait for her tramily to catch up to her. First we went to the Post Office to get my bear bag and then on to Blewett Brewing for pizza and beers. Checked into the hotel and started town chores.