As of now, we are preparing to leave Cle Elum where we have been staying for the last few days.The car has a new radiator and has survived a test drive on the highway. We will have spent a total of 4 nights at the Chalet Motel, which we more or less have moved in to.
On Sunday, we took a big walk on the 'Mine Trail' which connects Cle Elum with the nearby historic communities of Ronald and Roslyn. The trail was nice, flat and came with lots of good scenery. It is nice to be in pine forest after so much Western OR fir.
The weather has been cold, reminding us of the excess snow in the mountains. We are considering pushing our PCT start date back by about a week to May 15 to account for it. Here, though, the wind is coming straight down from the mountains. The days have been sunny, but the temperatures have rarely gotten above 50.
Our days have been spent with lots of internet time and gaming as well. We have two computers between us and the motel has internet. Last night we turned the TV on for the first time to watch Conan. Today I decided that I would tune into daytime television for the first time since the last PCT trip. I think things have gotten worse in the last five years. I got to see a remarkable episode of 'Dog the Bounty Hunter', one of the most bizarre things I have seen in a while.
The manager of the motel has taken a liking to us. He has fed us dinner for the last two nights. After dinner we end up talking for quite a while. He is the first Fox News watching person that I have had the patience to speak with in a while. It has been interesting finding common ground with him. Truthfully, there is a fair amount of common ground to be had.
Unfortunately this big delay has cost us a visit to my friend Patrick in Montana. We need to make a line straight to Boulder at this point to meet Zm's dad who is flying in tomorrow (Wednesday). Look for our next update in Boulder!
woot woot!!!
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