[pct-l] Resupply-WA #2

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

That Chevron was enormous. In case anybody is thinking no way you  
could resupply out of a Chevron. They even had clothing, shoes, books  
and household items. In 2009, anyway. The beer cooler looked plenty  
big enough to hold hiker resupply boxes.

I am sorry to hear the Family Pancake House closed. They food was  
really good. The portions were huge. I sat there surrounded by all  
these 300 pound individuals with their 200 pound kids, marveling at  
what a difference a little exercise makes in your ability to handle  
so much food. I felt like I should put a bumper sticker on my  
backpack "Lose Weight Now Ask Me How."

Thank goodness the trail improved after Snoqualmie Pass. I was at a  
real low point when I got there. The trail had been miserable, I had  
been rained on inside my tent, my feet no longer fit in my shoes. I  
ended up taking 4 zeros waiting for weather to improve and shopping  
in Seattle. I got a ride from another hiker I met on the trail whose  
girlfriend met him with her car every now and then so they could  
spend time together. If I hadn't gotten a ride to Seattle with them  
so I could buy new shoes, I would have hiked in the name brand Crocs  
I bought at the Chevron. Instead, I hiked in a pair of spiffy 4E  
width bright white running shoes.

Once I hit the trail again, the sun had come out and it was really  
beautiful. First few hours on the trail some know-it-all weekender  
starts pointing at me and criticizing me to his friends. Look at that  
unprepared ultralight hiker with totally inappropriate footwear. Look  
at how her ankles bend as she walks on the rocks. I looked at my  
ankles. Aren't they supposed to bend? I looked at him. He was still  
making me an object lesson. I thought to myself, if he only knew how  
far I'd come. I didn't say a word.
Diane

On Feb 17, 2011, at 12:22 AM, Scott Williams wrote:

> First thing in the morning the guy at the Chevron station deep  
> fries his chicken for the deli hot case.  I was hitting the trail  
> early and tried some and then some more and some more.  It was the  
> best fried chicken breakfast I've ever had.  Really tender, juicy,  
> hot and crispy.  No joke good.
>
> The food in the Chevron and the little store nearby is almost  
> identical (we all thought they were owned by the same people) but  
> had some basics like corn nuts and chips and mac and cheese, and  
> other savory items of the same ilk.  The restaurant in the Howard  
> Johnsons was closed, but across the street and block or so down was  
> a restaurant in the little ski resort that was great.  Terrific  
> dinner and people reported a very good breakfast buffet.  I didn't  
> try it cause I was full of chicken.
>
> Shroomer
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