Me 2007-09-01 Mountain Excitement
September 1st, 2007What a gorgeous day! A few clouds to keep the temperature down but mostly we had clear skies all day. The initial climb was tough but a few thousand feet later I was sitting on the slopes of Mt. Adams looking at Mt. Hood and around the corner I could see Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier (Roger K. can you tell David G. that I’ve reached his backyard).
The glacier hanging off Mt. Adams (or Adamski as the Russians would say) is very impressive. Since it’s all ice I’m amazed it stays in place. The terminal face makes a sharp pale blue wall that looks ready to take off down the mountain at any minute. I guess that is what happened at Adams Creek. Last night Jo warned us about the crossing because it was washed out but we all got across dry and without a fuss.
The afternoon really dragged on. My feet were sore and I felt so tired. I needed a nap but thought if I lay down I might not get back up again. Plod plod plod I went, losing a lot of the altitude I worked so hard for earlier. Eventually I was coming down Muddy Fork and heard voices. As I rounded the corner I saw a camp just down from the trail and a guy wearing only a pair of very small shorts and banging two sticks together. I decided not to interrupt and carried on to Lava Spring, reportedly the best water on the entire PCT. I think it tastes fine, and is cold enough for me.
Today’s food fantasy: Home-made wiener schnitzel and kumara fries. Both oozing in oil
More photos of this day’s journey can be found at Cascade Locks to White Pass
Distance today: 25.8 miles. Total distance: 2258.3 miles
September 4th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Hi Craig,
Keep going. We’ll see you soon. David G is currently on holiday in the US. Not sure if he was going back home but look out for him none the less. He’s back in work next week (w/s 10th)
See you soon
Roger K
September 5th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
Mmm… I love your food fantasies… They make me salivate, so they must be driving you nuts