Great day today. I'm currently in camp listening to Abbey Road on Mud Flap's iPhone. It's so nice. When we listen to music on a phone out here, we usually put it inside a pot which makes it much louder. Just a little trick!
The hiking was nice today. We had some great views of Mt. Thielsen which is a really rugged, beautiful peak. We ate an early lunch at our first water for the day at the base of Thielsen, about 8 miles from camp. It really felt like we were in the Cascades.
A 17 miles stretch of the PCT is closed due to an active fire, but we heard reports that hikers were making it through without issues. The detour was super long and dry, so we made a group decision to duck the rope and charge forth. We're stopped for the night in the middle of the closed section but haven't seen any evidence of the fire (or rangers!) yet. Hoping to stay under the radar tomorrow and make it out without any problems.
Camp is cozy. We could see the sunset through the trees. We had a long, steep hike down to water, but there weren't any other options in the area. More hiking tomorrow.....I think we're going to push all the way to Shelter Cove Resort, our next resupply.
P.S. We hit a whopping 7,650 feet today, the highest point along the Oregon/Washington PCT.
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