molly and i woke up on the back lawn of callahans lodge in ashland. before you jump to conclusions you should know that callahans allows tent camping for pct hikers. when you consider how fancy and well equipped this place is it really makes you appreciate how nice they are being to the pct crowd. rooms typically go for $200 a night, while we paid 28 bucks for the weekend. god i'm cheap!after breaking down the tent we had a nice breakfast. this would be my last chance for a few days to get a hot meal so i went big.
after breakfast molly and i went to sign the pct guest book in the main lobby. we of course used our official pct trailnames, mollineer and white collar. when i read through the recent entries i was flabbergasted. turns out a legendary thru-hiker named eric d had been and left the lodge in the past day. he had hiked all the way from mexico to ashland and it was only july 4th! i thought for sure i would be a few weeks in front of the elite pct frontrunners but it turned out ihad already been passed.
molly and i made our way over to the trailhead to find a shady spot for me to do my final packing. she joined me for the first mile or so and then it was time for goodbye. and believe me goodbye was tough on both of us. a month is a good chunk of time, but we have a two week vacation to look forward to on the back end.
have i mentioned that molly is most beautiful, most bestest fiancee ever?
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We are so glad you enjoyed Callahans. We love to be able to give pct hikers a bit of luxury. We wish you an incredible through hike and hope you visit us again!
ReplyDeleteJohn Bergquist
For Callahan's Lodge
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Hike on!
P.S. If you need resupply we are an official pct partner. http://callahanslodge.com/pacific-crest-trail.html