Sue Stanley is a saint. Sue put me up in her home for a few days, lent me her car to run errands, and did everything possible to make me feel at home. In addition to being very generous, have I mentioned how hard working Sue is? Sue typically wakes up at 4:30am to teach fitness classes at a local gym, then heads to work during the day as a nurse, sometimes working until later than 8pm at night. Then when Sue gets home, she practices new techniques for the fitness class she will teach the next morning. Whenever I start feeling sorry for myself with respect to how many miles I have to walk in a day, all I need to do is think of Sue's typical day and I know I've got it easy!
I began taking the antibiotics prescribed to me by the doctor. My throat just hurt too much and I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. Hopefully they will work as it stinks to have a sore throat and to be attacked by mosquitoes at the same time!
After breakfast, Sue gave me a ride to the trailhead at Elk Lake. After saying goodbye to her, I hit the trail at about 11am. Of course I felt strong with four days of rest. After about a hour of hiking something happened that had not happened since Crater Lake, the sky opened up! That is to say, I finally the forest canopy finally gave way to fantastic views of the Three Sisters, three magnificent volcanoes that dominate the skyline for miles.
In spite of the late start, I was able to get some good miles done today.
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