During the time leading up to our last trip on the Pacific Crest Trail the packing has not really fazed me. I guess I have done this enough times that the packing has gone from a two week endeavor. To packing slowly the day before.
We have saved the longest section in Washington for the last. We started the Pacific Crest Trail back in 2003. Since then we have been hacking away at the trail piece by piece. Starting with, Manning Park to Rainy Pass in 2003, White Pass to Snoqualmie Pass in 2005, NF Road 88 to White pass in 2006, Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass in 2007, and NF Road to The Columbia River in 2008. This final section will not be the most difficult, however it is the longest.
This trip will take us twelve days to complete with a average distance of thirteen miles per day.
I am looking forward to the trip; but this year the trip falls at a bad time of year. This is because many of my fellow class mates will be heading off to start the next chapter of their lives, college. Although I know that I will see most of them again I can help but feel like I wont get a chance to wish the well. Hopefully I can do that with one of these people, wile on a hike the day before I leave for the trail.
