Day 90 ~ miles 1445.1 - 1468.7
We didn't hear the alarm go off today, and the sound of rain drops on the tent took away the guilt of not getting up. Upon looking out of the tent door, I was greeted by Thor and Fern Toe cooking breakfast and two flashes of lightning from an approaching storm. With new found energy to break camp more quickly, we gathered our things and started walking as the rain began to fall harder.
Not long into our walk we got our best view of Mt. Shasta yet. Sideways stepped off trail to take some pictures with nice purple flowers in the foreground. While I was gazing at the massive volcanic mountain, I saw something moving out of the corner of my eye. "Bear! Bear!" I yelled trying to get Sideways' attention while following the bear's movement with my pointed finger. Too late. The bear ran into the bushes, not to be seen again.
The day transitioned from a cool rainy morning into a hot humid afternoon. There were a lot of exposed areas causing us to get more wet from sweat than the rain this morning. Finally we reached a good water source where we camelled up (drinking as much as you can at a water source to lessen the amount you have to carry) and washed some of the dust off of ourselves. Campsites have been more scarce on this section, but we were lucky to find a pretty good one tonight. Just us two here to enjoy the thrush singing and the sound of the stream.
-Moonshine
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