Snoqualmie Pass, mile 2,402!!

Greetings from a cold & rainy Snoqualmie Pass.  We got in early Saturday morning & have much enjoyed our stay here.  We plan on heading back out today.  Snoqualmie Pass consists of an interstate, a ski resort, a Chevron gas station, a motel, a few restaurants, a food cart serving by far the best food around, a small grocer & a mostel which means "mostly a hostel."  It's also someone's home.  But they let us take over the place & do all things we need done such as laundry, shower, cook food/eat, use the telephone, use their computer, yadda yadda yadda.  It's lovely.  And cheap.  And has helped us heal up after some challenging, rainy, cold trail hiking.  And Kara, the host, has been so generous & kind & helpful.  And we got to watch Robin Hood:  Men in Tights last night.  Can't ask for anything better than this.

Unicroc is new boot goofin'!  If you don't watch Reno 911, then that's code for:  he bought new boots!!!  He finally said goodbye to his holy, no tread, no support, floppy boots he's worn all the way from the Mexican border.  It was an emotional goodbye, so he kept one of his shoelaces & will make something from it eventually.

We have been passing through some beautiful country.  We hiked up right next to Mt. Adams, pretty close to Mt. Rainier & had views of Mt. St. Helens in the distance. Goat Rocks were phenomenal.  We even saw some white mountain goats!  We've been seeing signs of elk & hearing their bugles every so often but have seen none out in the wild.  But at our last stop staying at Historic Hotel Packwood, there were about 20 elk hanging out, grazing in the back yard.  Absolutely we will have to come back & spend some serious time exploring this area.

We only have 268 miles to go & only 2 more stops along the way.  Next stop is Stevens Pass, in 75 miles.  Next stop after that is Stehekin, 103 miles after that.  And then there's only 90 miles to go until we've arrived in Manning Provincial Park in Canada, which is 8 miles beyond the northern terminus of the trail.  It seems so close....yet it is still so far away.  One day at a time.  One step at a time.

Much love,
Scat Tracker & Unicroc