Dave's Spot came in at 7:47 pm, Sunday August 5th. He has passed Twin Sisters Lake and is at approximately PCT mile 2321.5. He was aiming for at least 15 miles today, estimating that leaving town later would not leave him enough time to hike his normal 25 miles. He also said that his pack was always heavier on the first day out of a town. However, it looks like he did 18.5 miles. You can check out the PCT Half Mile maps Washington Section I page 3.
http://www.pctmap.net/download/p/mapdl.html
You can also see the Google Map from tonight's spot:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=46.74804,-121.41901&ll=46.74804,-121.41901&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
When I talked to him this morning he told me that he had forgotten to mention the wildlife that he had seen recently. First there was the bobcat, then the elk and deer. Two nights ago he say a herd of Mountain Goats. The goats were not too disturbed by Dave when he set up camp near them. Although the weather was suppose to be sunny but cold, as Dave was getting on the trail it was drizzling rain. As Dave O said, go figure - rain in Washington! True words Dave O!
It looks like Zero, Fire Marshall, and I believe Redhead, hiked into White Pass today for resupplies. The got right back on the trail and hit their Spot at 7:13 pm. They are camping on the north side of Beusch Lake at PCT mile 2309. Zero's friend Lane called me and told me that Zero is cold. (Dave too mentioned that it was so miserably cold). Zero had sent some items to our house from the trai - things that were not needed and too heavy to keep with him. I'll be going through these items tomorrow and get them in the mail for Zero - hopefully to be at their next location - Snoqualmie Pass on Thursday of this week. We must keep our hikers as happy as we can to help them complete this adventure!
Trail Angel Jane
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