Hiker's on the PCT

Every year there are numerous hikers that hike the PCT some starting in Mexico and headed to Canada but there are a few going the other way. Due to floods a few years there has been a detour that usually brings them over Little Giant and then they walk up the road to the Buck Creek Pass trail to reconnect to the PCT, but this year because of the storms in Nov and Dec there are reports of over 400 trees down on the detour making it even harder to use so this past week I have been coming across many hikers walking up the road but coming from town not the trail, they are starting to feel an urgency to get finished as the temperatures at night are falling and even here we have been down to 33 this week. I met one hiker that had to be finished by tomorrow in Canada so she could fly home to Oregon and sleep in a bed and have a real meal before beginning class Monday. April hope you made it, she was averaging 24-26 miles a day. Not an easy task out here so Kudos to all of those planning to finish in the next couple of weeks. The hiking gear has changed to a little warmer clothing especially at night which I found out is when several of the hikers we have met are hiking, not bad with a full moon but when you are deep in the forest with only a headlamp you have to pay attention. Blessings to all those travelers.
We found our Paradise, hope you find your too.

Thank You Mattracks

Today I received an email from Jamie @ Mattracks and he said he was sending the other 2 tracks and the greasegun that should have come with the tracks. Now I just have to take them to Cle Elum to get them changed, not like just having a tire changed. I want to especially thank Travis and Jamie for being there continuous help with getting this resolved. Mattracks stands behind their product and I'm looking forward to using them again this year. In my last update about my tracks I said I would let everyone know how things turned out, so here it is. Let it Snow.
We found our Paradise, hope you find yours too.

2 of 4 Tracks Arrived

Well after contacting Mattracks concerning the damage to my M3 tracks I was sent a warranty authorization for which I promptly filled out and sent back to the company. I haven't heard a thing until yesterday afternoon when I received an email telling me that 2 tracks had been dropped at my mailbox. This really confused me since I have 4 tracks that were damaged but only 2 were replaced. I immediately emailed Mattracks trying to find out if there was a mistake or if I was going to receive the other 2 tracks but so far haven't heard back. I'm grateful for them taking care of this but I would have liked a little more communication with the company so that I would have known what was going on without having to assume because we all know what that does. The snow is getting closer to being here as I saw snow this morning on a couple of the mountains behind my house, it was beautiful to see but then it was gone just as fast once the sun got higher. The jury is still out on this but I will let you know what happens . I really believe it must have been a miscommunication but we will see what I hear back from the company .We are getting close to the time of year when we are prepared for snow to be here and getting vehicles ready for the winter and getting them where they need to be once it gets here so we have a short time for this to be taken care of without causing a problem.
Now I have to get them changed out which might be another situation to deal with soon.
We found our Paradise, hope you find yours too.

I See Snow on the Mountains

Well this morning I got up and as I looked out at Chiwawa Mountain & Massie Ridge I saw a light dusting of snow after they had been sitting in the clouds all day yesterday. It was a nice surprise I have to admit. We had to cancel the helicopter ride last week even though the weather here was perfect but where the helicopter was coming from was fogged in so we had to reschedule for a couple of weeks later and now it will all depend on the weather at that time. Here at Trinity I'm getting ready for winter making sure that everything is in working order, repairs made and watching the sky for changes. This year we might have a snow course for taking snow samples throughout the year which could be interesting. We'll just have to see what happens. It's cooling down and the humidity is high making me a little more uncomfortable at times but it is just part of life.
We found our Paradise, hope you find yours too.