Forester Pass

We got up early to make up for lost time from yesterday's long cuts and it was not too bad. It was pretty cold but not the coldest we have experienced thus far.

We made it up Forester Pass, the highest point ON the PCT, before it was even 7! Woohoo! On average it is all downhill from here (ha ha ha).

It was cloudy all day which was a nice change from the constant beating sun we had been experiencing so far. Later in the day the clouds decided to drop some rain on us which then turned into snow as we gained elevation.

Due to my lack of foresight earlier in this leg of our journey, my food is running extra low and I can feel the effects of the calorie deficit. I was feeling sluggish for the second half of the day and getting to our designated camp spot felt like an impossible mission even though we made it there by 4. I set up my tent in the snow while it was snowing. Dreading the coming night's conditions. I got in my tent and removed all my wet clothes and started boiling water to re-hydrate my dinner. I made extra so that I could have some warm water to drink as well. While I was eating dinner the sun seemed to come out. It even stayed out long enough to dry my rain fly which was just wonderful. We have 5.2 miles to hike until we are on a road. So close to more food. So close.

P pointed out that we all smell like some weird combination of poodle dog bush aka marijuana and fermenting sweat because of the fact that we have been at altitude our bodies re burning our muscle for us. Thanks body. That is not what you should be doing. Burn the freaking fat. Not the muscle. Jeez. I need the muscle to get to town to get you more food. Sigh.