Total Miles: 183
Big snow right out of the gate from White Pass to Chinook Pass in the Mt. Ranier Wilderness. Sketchy snowpack side-hilling and the final mile seemed to drag on forever.
The wonderful Katie “Captain Planet” Rapp met us there with massive Donuts and Taco Bell and mapped out an alternate route around the next section to keep us at a lower elevation.
After the big fall last week, we have tried to stay out of snow and now we have the melt to deal with. River crossings are becoming an issue. Bridges washed out and Glacier peak still too dangerous to navigate.
Our alternate routes haven’t been easy, however. A lot of overgrowth and blow-down sections have made some slow going, but finally, one more week to the PCT northern terminus!