{"id":3188,"date":"2019-08-16T15:44:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T22:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/?p=3188"},"modified":"2019-08-21T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T22:46:37","slug":"day-118-rainy-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loudonweb.com\/2019\/08\/16\/day-118-rainy-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 118: Rainy Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a good cooked breakfast at the Stehekin Restaurant, we caught the 8 o’clock bus to the trailhead and commenced the final section in Washington. We started in Chelan National Park where the campsites are well maintained and have bear proof food safes.<\/p>\n

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After a couple of hours we stopped at the first of these campsites and sat at a picnic table for morning tea with a couple of other hikers – Doug from Canada and Ranger Rick (used to be a park ranger at Cascade Locks). There was a deer wandering around the campsite who didn’t seem very shy – animals in the national parks are generally less afraid because they are protected whereas in other areas they can be hunted in season.<\/p>\n

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The PCT trail here was very recently maintained and, although it was a long uphill climb for 19+ miles, the gradient wasn’t too steep and most of the rivers had bridges or log footbridges for safe crossing. A rocky creek supplied a convenient lunch spot and we enjoyed a pastry we had bought from Stehekin bakery.<\/p>\n

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We arrived at Rainy Pass at about 6:30 pm and were joined by Doug who is hiking Washington this year to complete his PCT hike.<\/p>\n

Although the tent site at the trailhead has the convenience of a nearby clean toilet, unfortunately it is located right near a fairly busy road with loud traffic noise. A first for us on the PCT.<\/p>\n

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Getting close to Canada!<\/em><\/p>\n

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