I packed up my 5 days of food, and bade a sorrowful farewell to my warm hotel room. Jacuzzi, I hardly knew ye.
We had a quick hotel buffet breakfast, and hitched out of town. After watching numerous tourists drive by and pretend they weren’t looking at us, we rode with a couple of Leavenworth residents who were heading out hiking themselves.
Leavenworth’s population is only 2000. At this point, we’ve hitched with 0.2% of the city population.
Getting back on the trail was hard. This was it for modern conveniences until the end of our trip. Within a couple hours, our phones would lose signal, probably until the end of the trip.
It rained on us soon after we set out, but by lunch there were sunny spots to sit down and eat.
After lunch, the clouds just kept getting sparser and sparser. Soon, the weather was looking downright nice.
And then, downright pristine.
So, I guess Washington can be nice sometimes. But, it’s not obligated to.
175 miles left.