4:36 pm
Weather: sunny, blue skies, 80 degrees, breezy
Stuck in my head: Doe a deer (we saw 5 deer today!)
It has been a long 24 hours. Last night at 7:00pm Tom and I boarded a Greyhound that took us to Portland. At 11:30 we caught another that took us to Medford, Oregon. It was an overnight bus, so we tossed and turned and tried to sleep. We got there at 6:30am, then caught a regional transit bus to Ashland, Oregon. I was nervous and kept having to pee and my stomach felt uneasy. It felt like we had so far to go beofre we could even start hiking. But we got into Ashland (cute town) and found a coffee shop (although a latte did not help my nerves). We had 17 miles to hitch hike to the trail head, so we headed outside and started walking the road with our thumbs up. We had some good luck though, and a very successful first hitch hiking experience (3 rides: and the third one with a PCTA employee, who took us right to the trailhead and told us about trail conditions).
Then our hike began- weaving through forests and mountain meadows at 5000 feet, constantly gaining a bit of elevation. We had an early lunch in a beautiful meadow surrounded by Oregon White Oak trees. By noon we had reached our goal of 6 miles and the Hyatt Lake Campground. We spent our afternoon swimming, relaxing and napping (we were really exhausted). I feel good, except for slightly sore feet. We were even able to take (free/hot) showers! Today was a gorgeous day and I am hoping for another tomorrow. And a good night's sleep- I am really tired.
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