Day 144: Passing Through the North Cascades

September 21, 2015 Tentsite at Porcupine Creek (2601.3) to Tentsite and spring after Glacier Pass (2624.2) 22.9 PCT miles today 2660.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,318 ft, – 4,225 ft Today was easily one of our best days in Washington. Turns out that when you can see what’s around you, Washington is actually…

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Day 130: The Only Way Out is Through

September 7, 2015 Snow Lake (2313.0) to Bear Gap Trail Junction (2337.2) 24.2 PCT miles today 2371.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 5,276 ft, – 3,932 ft This morning was a rough one. Pickles and I had had enough of the rain, but clearly Washington had not. We woke up in a cloud, packed…

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