Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - Here We Go Again

My fourth sojourn onto the PCT starts tomorrow. I will pick up where I left off last year, at Callahan’s Lodgesouth of  Ashland Oregon. Ed Thompson, my climbing buddy for the last 49 years, has scheduled a 44 day jaunt up Oregon and get to join him for the fist 6 days. I would like the do more, but, believe it or not, I want to be home for Cheese Days back in Toledo. For what event?  The frog jump contest Friday night with Robby. He has been excited about it all year since the event last year and I want to be there to share it with him. 

Today I left home about 9:00am driving my Toyota pickup south to Salem to collect Ed. On the way I stopped at REI in Salem for a need pair of gaiters, once I had Ed and bid Audrey his wife goodbye then it was onward to Ashland and Callahan’s for the night where he has rented a room. A stop for gas at Canyonville, I hen a stop for In and Out burgers in Medford punctuated our otherwise uneventful 4 and a half hour drive. The only surprise was gas mileage. When we filled up in Canyonville I found I got 32 mpg, 10 mpg better than I have ever gotten in that truck before. Nice surprise!  

Our room had a jacuzzi and hitch inavvailed myself of while I watched “Day After Tomorrow” on my phone. We cut the lights about 9:00pm when Jeff and Jackie called about flooring for their new house. I completed my movie after the call and closed my eyes about 10:40. Good day.