Journey Day 142 | PCT Day 142

The beautiful scene depicted in this postcard sent from Ollalie Lake in 1985 was unlike the gloomy rain I experienced

9/5/85

Up early, I pass on breakfast . Hike up road to Guard Station at Olallie Lake. Girl guard sits as I organize. She agrees to see two boxes mailed, but runs me out into miserable rain. Hike over to store, make $5 phone call to answer machine. Store owner also won’t allow me shelter. Out on wet porch, I write cards with beers.

Finished, I hike on. Weather worsening. Hike chilled to 15 mile Creek. Cook dinner, weird blue bird, a heron? flies off. Gloomy weather, I hike through, then up into fog, rain. Camp near an abandoned road as darkness hits.