We slept in a bit this morning thanks to our earplugs. Breakfast was AYCE eggs, pancakes, meat, potatoes and awesome coffee down at the local Mason hall – lucky once-a-month Sunday! A good day to be in town. $7 to stuff our faces and a chance to kick in some cash for their scholarship fund. After that we packed up and headed for the Motel Etna up the street. The hiker hut was lots of fun and we really enjoyed hanging out with everyone last night, but we like our privacy. I was also worried about passing on my cold so it was a good idea to quarantine ourselves.

The motel was very nice – clean, quiet and cheap, just what we wanted. We dropped our gear and went out shopping for snacks for the next leg. Since we’d gotten the rest of our chores done at the hiker hut the rest of the day was spent relaxing in front of the tv – interrupted only for a trip to the local burger joint. We turned in early to get our money’s worth out of a real bed.

The next morning it didn’t take us long to decide to stay an extra day. My cold had gotten worse and the idea of heading back out to the smoky trail when I already had so much trouble breathing was ridiculous. We hated to lose another day but if we had left I probably wouldn’t have made it very far. I spent most of the day sleeping and was doubly glad to not be hiking when a headache and body aches set in that afternoon. Even with all the sleep we’d been getting I had no trouble going to bed early again. Here’s hoping all this rest manages to beat it back enough to leave tomorrow – Oregon is calling and we are anxious to leave the state that takes forever…

– Posted from the PCT

Location:Pct mile 1606