Okay, it’s morning and I should be back on the trail. Instead, I’m sitting in the apartment, drinking coffee, and reading stuff on the Internet.
It’s cloudy and cool out. If it starts to rain it will be very hard to get moving.
I went shopping for a new backpack and almost bought an Osprey44. It weighs 2lbs 7 oz. I put 35lbs in it and it carried it pretty decently.
For now though I think I will revert to my repaired Mountainsmith Ghost and my son can use the duct taped Mountainsmith CDT when he joins me in Stehkin.
I went shopping for new shoes because my running shoes are like hiking in slippers when I hit snow… But I’m having trouble parting with a 100 dollars to try out a new pair of shoes that may or may not work for me.
Maybe I will just buy a pair of lightweight instep crampons. I had a pair in the Sierras that weighed 6oz, but I lost them on one of the passes.
I still have to resupply–I guess there is a store around here somewhere in this maze.
