It was a good morning and I got to meet Scott Williamson on trail. Scott is trying to beat the speed record that Anish just set... A record that he previously held for many consecutive years. He was extremely relaxed though and when I tried to hurry him along on his record hike he just asked me how my hike was going. We chatted for nearly 10 minutes.
Kara picked me up at the Chevron station later. She runs the hiker hostel I am staying at tonight. Very nice place and only 20 dollars.
Gold finger and I cooked a teriyaki salmon bake with wild rice and it was delicious. I also ate a whole box of Reece's puff cereal with a quart of whole milk, a hot dog, a giant slice of pizza, and a liter of fruit salad. Let's please not forget the two meals at the Chevron food truck... my hunger has reached a totally new level.
My packages got mixed up here. I had heard the chevron was one of the most challenging places to send a box and I had my first box not arrive. That's okay. I had other hikers, Dixie and baby face, give me dinners for the next stretch and Kara took me to a grocery store. It worked out great and I even got to stop at the post office and set up a redirect to send my package home. No loss. USPS didn't do the best job though, but they won't ruin this hike!
Tomorrow the more difficult, and more beautiful sections of Washington begin. Hopefully I am more energetic as I have been feeling a little bored of walking... Understandably so.
I'm excited to move the hike along though and am getting anxious about finishing. Under 300 miles remain!
-Luke
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