No surprise that this morning began windy and chilly again. I’m expecting more of this the further north I get. Luckily it makes…

Another cold and windy morning but no rain today. We took an early bus back to Timberline Lodge and jumped on the trail…

Rain rain rain. This morning it was raining so hard that I suspected it wasn’t going to be possible to lie around until…

I woke up to more rain today, this time heavier and windier…so I stayed in bed until it stopped! It eventually gave up…

Today I woke up to the sound of rain. I shouted for Chug to put on his rain fly and scrambled to hide…

We tracked the ridge we had camped on for the early part of the morning, but the trail opened up frequently giving views…

Raindrops and roses and whiskers on kittens. Etcetera. Side note – no lava fields or sand mentioned in there. Actually the lava fields…

A super interesting day today. It began in much the usual way, although later than usual and feeling cooler as a result of…