Day 67: Year 56!

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Well, after an easy 5ish miles we arrived at the interstate and quickly caught a hitch into the town of Dunsmuir where we had booked a motel for the night. Despite starting late for us, we arrived too early for check-in so wandered down to a Cafe which we had recommended to us for a second breakfast. There was a bit of a wait for the food but we all agreed afterwards that it was well worth the wait. There was an older couple sitting nearby that were very interested in the story of our hike and we whiled away some time chatting with them.The motel proprietress was not very helpful and we were disappointed to learn that not only did they have no laundry facilities but there was also no laundromat in the town! This meant that we had to catch an infrequent bus to the next town to use a laundromat and then wait another 2 1/2 hours before we could get the bus back. We didn’t get back until 5:45 but w did manage to do our shopping for resupply. We also met our hiking friend, Downhill, who was having a bit of a break from the trail.All clean like new we headed out to dinner at a nearby Cafe. I was able to celebrate my 56th birthday in true PCT style with a themed birthday cake! (a Clif energy bar)Now to bed and we are off back to the PCT in the morning.P. S. As we left town the next day we saw this notice in the council chambers window – seems at odd with the tourist sign above.