first thirty

Day 123 ~ miles 2047.5 - 2077.5

After 5 miles of easy morning hiking, we arrived at a side trail to Ollalie Lake Resort.  We simply couldn't pass up the opportunity for some non-trail food, especially since it was only a tenth of a mile off the PCT.  The resort was situated at one end of Ollalie Lake, and across the lake was a most breathtaking view of Mt. Jefferson.  The snack selection in the store was limited and pricey, but we each found a few items of interest and devoured them.  We ran into Can can and Bandit at the resort; they're a couple that we met the first day of our hike and haven't seen them since.

Overall, it was an uneventful day.  We'd picked up a free frisbee at the brew-fest; Moonshine's been so mad that we carried it out of town.  "We'll never play with this on the trail."  Well, I took it out at lunch and we had fun tossing it around with Princess, Mr. Sandals, Tidy Camper, and Firecracker. 

Moonshine's back has been improving daily, but he has still not fully recovered.  Firecracker was kind enough to perform another chiropractic adjustment.  Afterwards, judging by his actions, I'd say he felt like a new man.

Throughout Oregon, Moonshine has been talking about hiking a 30 mile day, pretty much just for the sake of doing it.  We didn't plan to hike 30 miles today, and we certainly didn't wake up super early to get a head start on the day.    We just happened to be making good time today on the mellow terrain.  Nearing the end of the day, bumping up our mileage to 30 sounded miserably unappealing.  We continued hiking and in good time, so I figured we may as well get the 30 mile day over with. We may never walk 30 miles in a day again in our lives!  I don't feel particularly accomplished, but I'm sure our bodies will remind us of our feat tomorrow.