[pct-l] fwd: Bridge of the Gods

["Paul Nickodem" <dharmabum64@worldnet.att.net>]

This is a update from Pretzel and Stitch, a great couple from NW Washington  State I met on the trail this year

"Heather Duffy" <h_sattva@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>Greetings from Cascade Locks,
>
>We have arrived at the Oregon/Washington border amazed at being so close to 
>our home state.  During the past two weeks we have passed the mountains of 
>the Three Sisters, Mt. Washington, Mt. Jefferson, and Mt. Hood.  Each 
>mountain having its own unique beauty and awesome terrain that kept us 
>moving along through Oregon.  Yesterday we were rained on for the first time 
>"on trail."  The only other precipitation we've experienced on this trip has 
>been a few hail storms in California.  This makes us pause and gives us time 
>to think and wonder about what weather conditions are in store for us up 
>north.  A fellow thru-hiker named "Globetrotter" e-mailed us today, letting 
>us know the weather reports in the Northern Cascades are already beginning 
>to predict snow at 5000 feet elevation...yikes!  Its been such a mild summer 
>that the thought of cold and wet weather is hard to adjust to, but we do 
>live in Washington and are anticipating rain and snow during the month of 
>September.
>
>Northern Oregon has been covered with berries, ripe and ready to eat.  While 
>hiking we are continually grazing on huckleberries, salmonberries, 
>thimbleberries, wild raspberries, and...of course...oregon grapes.  It has 
>been a true feast of flavors.  Even though we are looking forward to the 
>high alpine environs of Washington we have compiled a long list of places in 
>Oregon to come back to and we will miss the mellow terrain.
>
>Thanks again for the e-mails, letters and packages along the way.  We have 
>kept on schedule and anticipating staying that way all the way to Canada.  
>We will be home around October 3!
>
>Happy trails, Stitch and Pretzel
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