Last Remarks Before Bravely Going Into That Great Wilderness (or something)

Hello!

Greetings from beautiful Seattle, Washington. Yesterday we fired up the bushbuddy stove for a test run (success!), tried out new gear, set up the tent and practiced bearbagging. I think we are ready. All resupply boxes are packed and we are set for Saturday. This has been the longest week of my life waiting to leave. Saturday can't come soon enough.

The weather looks good for the send off and the snow is quickly melting in the Cascades. Rainy Pass, where we are starting, currently has 18 inches of snow (according to Snotel) so we will have a little postholing to do (but not too much). If you are interested in the trail route, check out this googlemap.

We also talked with my second-cousin (is that my dad's cousin?) today. She hiked the PCT in '81 and it only made Jenna and I more excited to go. She also gave us a great book about a couple that hiked the PCT (THANK YOU!).

Wish us luck. We will post here whenever we can.

Happy trails (to us!),
Tom and Jenna