Here’s Washington (part 1).

Crossing the Bridge of the Gods into Washington.

After so many hot days in Oregon, I was so happy to finally have some cold mornings. After hearing how cold WA was supposed to be, I even packed in a heavy fleece and a stove. Didn’t end up needing either of these items. My fleece made a nice pillow.

My first and only view of Mt. Adams. It rained all night.

Volcanic rock under Mt. Adams.

Cascade Locks to White Pass is a 148 mile stretch between resupply (I chose not to go into Trout Lake). Normally I eat whatever I want from my food bag, but on this particular stretch I ended up pretty low on food with 3 days to go. It also just happened that this stretch was packed full of huckleberries. One handful of huckleberries: 50 calories. Calories burned in an hour: 500. 10 handfuls of huckleberries per hour – the trail provides!

Desolate road crossing.

Pine marten.

Fog in the Mt. Adams wilderness.

Goat Rocks! A much anticipated portion of the trail.

Up next – finishing the trail and somehow getting back to Berkeley!

andrew batjiaka

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