3rd August
12.6 miles
Bushcamp (1732.8) to Clear Creek (1745.4)
It was an easy 6 miles of downhill hiking to Togwotee Lodge, half of which was on a main highway. I had an early start, mainly courtesy of a 4am rain shower which has me scrambling for my rain fly. It didn’t look like rain when I pitched my tent last night.
Togwotee Lodge exceeded my dirty, smelly thru hiker expectation. An all you can eat buffet breakfast for $8. I ate the equivalent of 3 pineapples, 2 rockmelons, 1/2kg of granola with yogurt and 6 bagels with cream cheese. It might sound excessive or even glutinous but live a day, week or month in my thru hiking shoes and you would do the same. Oh how I loved the fresh fruit…..
I showered for $5 and washed my clothes for another $2.75. It’s good to be clean, sometimes. I settled into the bar area to charge my electronics, see what the world was up to and open my resupply package I sent myself. Then I ate. Again. And again. Two lunch meals and they were generous sized meals. I think that today was the hungriest I’ve been on the whole hike. I just needed the calories. I felt so much better.
It was late afternoon when I hiked out of the lodge. I needed to hike about 11 miles to get back on the official CDT. I took an alternate route to get to the lodge. Well worth it. Tomorrow I’ll be camped on the border of Yellowstone National Park, all things going to plan.
Next – Day 109 There’s a Grizzly Bear in my Campsite
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Glad your appetite has returned and that you are feeling well again. Your pictures make me want to get back out in the beautiful mountains, especially having just returned from camping and hiking in NM with my dad. Unfortunately, I am “geographically challenged” and live in the wrong part of the country to be able to enjoy long hikes in the mountains as often as I would like. Your photos give me a sense of the calm, peace, and quietness I enjoy so much.
Make sure you plan a trip to Wyoming it’s amazing
You need to get a fishing pole and catch some of those great Wyoming trout…
I’ve seen many trout in the rivers, not many people seem to fish in the backcountry
Grand Tetons! 😀
Yes, they were very close. I’ll visit them another time, I’m loving Wyoming
Did all the food settle alright when you took to the road again?
Not only did the food settle I was constantly hungry. Very hungry
Food sounded lovely and oh so healthy ….not a pleasant feeling being hungry …but always stay hydrated …roll on tomorrow’s blog x
Yes Joan, I really appreciate healthy food when I can get it