27 (1859 to 1886, summit lake)
A lake! It's been ages since we camped at a lake, it's beautiful! We camped with a group of hikers last night. We all had breakfast together this morning. It was a nice, slow, social start to the day. We walked and ate and walked some more. We met a small man with a giant white beard hiking south, billy goat. He spends time in Syracuse with his "lady friend" and recently walked 330 miles on the Erie Canal between Albany and Buffalo after having heart surgery. We could have talked with him all day.
We got to the lake just before sunset, we ate chili with fried up bits of tortillas then made pasta. Double dinner! We washed our legs and faces and climbed into the tent. We really stink. Our bodies, our clothes, shoes, insoles, even our backpacks. Our plan is to hike to hwy 58 tomorrow and get a ride to Eugene. We are staying the following night with my friend Michele who just moved to Portland. We want to clean up real good before we go anywhere near Portland and travel across the country with all of our stench.
I'm excited to be clean, to eat, to see my family and to see some of Oregon and just do something different for a little while.
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