We have started taking our time in the mornings again. I have been brewing coffee with these single-serving coffee bags, taking time to read and write a little before rousting sleepy Eliza from what would easily be an endless slumber each morning.
Hiking was nice, but tiring today. Great views of Hood and Adams and even a few glimpses of St. Helens spread across the horizons as we traversed variously over exposed ridgetops and dipped down into shaded old-growth forest. The day dragged, however. We both felt fatigued and bored. We may have gotten a little prematurely excited about being "almost" to Oregon while still having over 80 miles to go after leaving Trout Lake.
We camped along Panther Creek after a long descent this evening. Coming to the bridge at the bottom of the drop we were greeted by the lush, overgrown greenness characteristic of the Columbia River gorge and the surrounding low valleys and creek beds. Tall moss covered Big Leaf Maples and huge cedars line the rocky banks of the babbling, shallow creek. We are exhausted. To bed.
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