![]() Trying to stay upbeat in spite of the dreadful weather, our mood then changed to one of alarm after hearing from Snack Pack that a woman had recently fallen from a ridge near to PCT Mile 2,399 and had sadly died from her injuries. Why hadn’t we spotted those at the counter? Donning a bright yellow poncho that completely covered both herself and her backpack, it was Blueberry however that appeared to have had the best idea for keeping out the rain with her impulse purchase of an inexpensive disposable poncho from the gas station. Following behind just as disheartened as us at such a miserable day were Pete and Emily, Snack Pack and Blueberry who had also stayed overnight at the Summit Inn. Right at this moment though, an umbrella would have proved invaluable in Washington. Legs and St Bernard were now in front of us making use of their hiking umbrellas to protect them from the rain, a nifty piece of kit we had omitted from our gear list to save a few grams as we didn’t think it would get much overall use. Psyching ourselves up for the soaking that was guaranteed to come, we finally headed outside around 11am and walked a little way up Highway 90 to re-join the PCT at the Snoqualmie Pass trailhead. But we really had no alternative other than to toughen up and get back outside in the hope that the showers would subside some time soon. With it looking extremely bleak out there, we all knew that the trail was not going to be fun today. (Enjoying breakfast in the adjoining Pancake House, they were also stalling for time). So instead, we sat in the hotel reception area debating our options whilst waiting for fellow thru-hikers Eleven and St Bernard to join us. After going to great efforts to get everything dry, (not to mention the extra expense at having paid for a hotel room), we simply couldn’t face walking outside to be instantaneously soaked through in another heavy downpour. However, despite our good intentions for getting back on trail before 9am today, we didn’t actually leave the Summit Inn until two hours later – the main reason being that it was STILL raining. Yet as we celebrate our five month anniversary on the trail, we are almost down to single figures with regards to how many days we have left to walk the remaining 267 miles, and equally important, how many nights we have left to sleep in a tent! Day 155 – Tuesday, 11th September 2018, The Summit Inn, Snoqualmie Pass, Highway 90 at Mile 2,393 to Wild Camp by Lemah Meadow at Mile 2,414, 21 milesĪfter our impromptu overnight stay at the Summit Inn at Snoqualmie Pass due to persistent heavy rain yesterday, we now had no time to spare and needed to make up more miles if we were to stay on schedule for our September 23rd finish date. We can’t quite believe it – but we have reached the penultimate week of our PCT adventure! At the start of our journey back in April it seemed a lifetime away. Faced with deteriorating weather as we hiked through Washington, we were starting to develop a love-hate relationship with the trail.
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