9/20/12

We got up very early and after a record speed packup, we were on our way. 12 miles sounds like a lot of miles before 12:15 PM. But we were up for the challenge. The bakery in Stehekin was calling our names. It is legendary on this trail for having some of the best baked goods on the whole trail.
   We ran into our friend, Paws, who we hiked with in California, over a month ago. He is heading southbound through Washington right now. Very good to see him.
  But we were on our pilgrimage to the bakery. We said our goodbyes and were on our way. We made it to the bus stop before 11 AM. The bus took us down to the bakery where we went a little crazy with food. Then it stopped at a produce stand, where we bought peaches and goat yogurt. After that, the bus took us to Stehekin Landing. We had 40 minutes before a bus going back up to the ranch took off. We decided to divide and conquer. I would go to the post office and get our packages while Lauren called her mom. It was frantic but we did it with maybe 2 minutes to spare. Lauren's friends Soren and Justin were there and had gotten us a permit for North Cascades National Park.
    They were also staying at the ranch and joined us for dinner. This ranch is amazing. I am so glad we decided to stay here tonight. Amazing dinner and should be more amazing food tomorrow. Played Apples to Apples until the late hour of 9. Time for sleep.