Staying in Portland at Tom's house for a couple days, i have updated previous posts with pictures... and may do some further updating later. That said, only 500 miles left! What an experience it has been so far, on one hand i cant wait to get done, but on the other, i dont want the experience to end. It is definitely a mixed bag of emotions having come this far. I hope to see everyone who wants to see me while im in town (thurs and fri.) I expect to complete the trail in its entirety around the 23rd-25th of september... hopefully things will go somewhat smoothly!
Less than 100 miles from Oregon... not good bandwidth here so ill have to share the pictures later, very nice hiking through this section and very scenic.
Stayed at a trail angel's house last night, the food was absolutely amazing, im doing well and planning a long haul out of quincy to burney, ca... susan is planning on coming down to climb mt shasta with me around the 23rdish, and i will hopefully also take a zero-day at a wendy's. oregon border ETA is first week of august, the terrain has gotten very mild making 25's a regular day... 30's if i feel like getting on the trail before 8am (im lazy). i did a couple 20's out of sierra city due to fatigue and stomach cramps but soon figured out the bread i was eating was moldy. Oops.