Time: 3.24 hours
Today's elevation gain: 1,404 feet
Packing: 13-pound backpack
Accumulation to date: 38.2 miles, 9,500 vertical feet
North Bend-- It rained today. Roger fashioned an umbrella attached to his backpack, and I wore a hooded rain jacket. The colors were a rich verdant hue. Mushrooms popped out joyfully. The hike was almost effortless, but we were wet, and aborted after two hours. We will return on sunny Sunday, when I plan to reach the top. Our hike, mapped:
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White lines show trails; blue lines show streams. |
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Overcast and rain gave a wet, verdant, still-life feel. |
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The rain coaxed out giant mushrooms to greet us along the trail. |
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Roger tried to fasten an umbrella into his backpack to ward off the drizzle, then accepted the inevitable, and carried it. |
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At Snag Flats, where a forest fire spared the trees after tearing up a hillside, Roger lunched (background, left) while Wilson rested on the boardwalk next to a very soaked backpack. |
Robert,
and Wilson
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