Fri. July 8     Miles today: None         Resting in Cascade Locks

We slept in, and had a great breakfast at the Cascade Inn.  The big discussion topic was whether to use the PCT alternate route tomorrow instead of just following the PCT.  The guidebook author says the alternate is MUCH better than the PCT itself, so we decided to go that way.

I also did some mending (my socks were starting to get a few small holes), and we studied the Washington section in the guidebook to prepare for the next 100 miles which we’ll start on tomorrow.  I decided we’d better be sure to have enough food (being hungry all the time is no fun) so I also went to the grocery store to supplement what was in our resupply box.

In the afternoon, my sister came out from Portland and we had a great visit with her and dinner again at the Cascade Inn.  We loaded our packs, all ready to leave early in the morning.