Milk Creek to 2.7 miles past Suiattle River

18.7 miles

Our first few miles today were straight up a hillside through an unkempt trail. The bushes were soaking wet after last nights rain and promptly got us soaking wet too. In places it was really difficult to push up hill against bushes while also stepping over trees and not falling off the side of the mountain. But we made it and the other side was lovely fields of flowers along the trail with the clouds putting on a neat display over the neighboring mountains. I loved seeing the flowers and views.

I finished my book this afternoon as we were hiking through towering trees. One of the trees had fallen over and the top of the trunk laying sideways on the ground was eye level with me. What a giant tree!

It was a bit on the chilly side today and nothing really dried out. It smells like wet dogs and stank booty in our tent and it is terrible. Hopefully tomorrow we will get things dry so no more bad smells and I’ll get some ointment for my knee which is turning red.