Un-Bear-ivable!!
First of all, and although it might sound redundant, never trust a New Zealander/Australlian, especially if he tells you there are no bears to be seen in Washington.
Boogieman thought he had seen it all in southern Washington when a herd of 20-30 elk barreled down Mt. Adams, straight up Planet Earth style. As it turns out, that was just the beginning. For, in northern Washington, Boogieman spooked up 9 bears in 2 days - 6 of which happened in the span of a half mile - 7 of which were mother/cub combos. Washington wildlife! Not to mention, rainy day whistling marmots and huckleberry munching deer eating on the trail on those beautiful September mornings Washington is reputed for.
But this all happened days after Boogieman's temporary reprieve from the rain while visiting Hamburguesa in Seattle - and the reprieve was just that, temporary. Hamburguesa dropped Boogieman off at the trail in much the same conditions as when he was picked up - rain, fog, cold. But boogieman realized that all a hiker has to do is hike 3 days consecutively. The reward? Sun, sun0shiny days! At least one. And then again on every 3rd day. He managed into skykomish/baring on the first sunny day to visit two great trail Angels, Andrea and Jerry, who let him stay in their garage for two nights, they fed him steak and potatoes, and they supplied him with movies which helped him cope with two rainy days as he waited for his resupply box. Oh, zero days. When Boogieman returned to the trail, there was, of course, more rain, but also, bears galore!! And there is no better way to enjoy some of the final days on the trail than majestic wildlife, sunny days (the 3rd and 4th day out (5th!?)), views, and one last town stop. To the Stehekin Bakery!
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