Journey Day 150 | PCT Day 150

A hunter demonstrates his elk call in the haze.

9/13/85

Up early in more rain, freezing hands.. Hike to Blue Lake, find women heading out. Bad forecast forebodes future.

Onward through the rain. Meet first of many smudge-faced deer hunters with bows.

Hiking uncertain of time with no sun to gauge.  Stop at road near Mosquito Lake. Talk with Young family, find out I’m making good progress, push for Trout Lake Creek. Make it as darkness hits in dense forest.

Abandon dinner. Mouse pesters. I crash, but the critter’s inside my tent. Eats a hole in my gorp bag. Later realize he ate his way out when I got after him.