The day had been drifting along - lots of trees in the morning with occasional breaks to see further afield. We slipped past 2200 miles - 450 to go - & had lunch at the pretty Bear Lake. But Tiptoe & I felt like we needed a challenge to break the monotony. To clear the treeline we had to go up so we worked out that a clamber up the perfectly named Sawtooth Mountain was in order. Just off the trail it was an excellent diversion with brilliant views - if somewhat daunting as we perched on a knife
Rainier had clouds around the summit but we will get much closer in the coming weeks
Mt Adams is looming large & we will edge underneath the northern flanks in coming days as we head towards Goat Rocks & Snowy Mountain
On the last leg to our campsite we came upon Gillian & Skyler again - Skyler busy chewing on his at hand supply of grass packed on the side
The hood is for the horse flies which are becoming a nuisance.
I am intrigued by trail names out here at times and this one had me smiling as we're definitely not at Trentham
Off to sleep tonight with the sounds of owls nearby. It's a short 10 mile tomorrow before hitching to Trout Lake for a nero....Weta
Jeez Rog, you're less than 500 to the big finish line and into the arms of Canada. What a marathon adventure!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo many scenic pics and I'm sure the stories will be told for years to come.
You are welcome if you feel like a stop over on your homeward journey. ( sunshine is hard to resist here).
Keep up the momentum,
Cheers Dayse xoxo
I'll talk to the pilot & see if he can detour to Brisbane. Can't see it being a problem :-)
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