I am still in White Pass living like homeless in the woods, which isn’t all that bad really. I have spent day be shuttles to Yakama by Jordan, store attendants daughter, who was good enough to take me and another hiker for supplies. I needed knee brace and ace bandage for a issue.
We went to Fred Meyer’s store, which is really a Wal-Mart with class. We got stuff people eat and get by on – I found bananas , apples, alvacodos, and a red onion to fix my cravings- along with various junk foods.
Seems strange to talk to folk in Austin and they are in the heat of August, when here if the clouds gather for thunderstorm, the temps go to low 50,s. It can get turbulent in a hurry and you don’t want to be caught above timber line as the tallest object around-another name for this is grounding rod!
Tomorrow if the storm subsides, I hope to have tent order for Trout Lake resupply, and get into the Goatrock Wilderness for some serious climbing.
Lumber is king here, but after that the fruit business must come in as a major industry here. I have seen apple and pear trees 5 ft tall that looked like were holding hundred of .lbs of fruit each-now I’ll dream of apple fritters all night long.
The question: ” why you doing this walk?” Answer, not sure. I said I was doing it in honor of Boerne Lyn, Tom, Al, and Ani Tenzin Lhadron. The first three are people I loved and admired in different ways- they are dead. The last person mentioned is a Buddist nunn I meet in journaling seminary in California that said her deep desire was to do a pilgrimage in her tradition but had health issues preventing her from it. I said I would furnish the walking she could interprepit it as her pilgrimage. She and I both are in debt to each other for providing to each what the other needed at the time.
I may make it to Mexico, that’s my aim, or I may blow up tomorrow, but I will not stop short of absolutely going the last step I am able. I have seen to much and heard to much out here to stop short of an authentic answer to what Life is asking, ” how will you live me”. Anyway, I need noodles and tent time in the rain and to make peace with the mice and elk tonight. I’ll be about that now, and even though I miss kids, grandkids, friends and SSW family- this is where I need to be and why is not the question to ask. Later
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