August 21

Mom is a trooper! She and I did 16 miles today and are set up to cruise at an easy pace to Crater Lake. We talked tonight about keeping this pace up and getting a room or a cabin at the village on the lake. These are the benefits of having someone hiking with you that is still maintaining a positive cash flow. I was going to suggest, while we were planning this hike, that since I was slowing down for her she could make it worth it with a hotel room at the end. A little inception 3 days in worked just as well I guess. That takes a little off my mind too since looking at my food situation. I have enough to make it, but would be hungry Saturday night. I'm hungry all the time anyway so it would be quite normal. The hiker appetite is apparent every time I come into town now more so than before. I realize it's going to grow more and more as the trail goes on and look forward to cookies and such from friends and relatives who have volunteered their baking for my cause. We have a 27 mile waterless stretch ahead of us for the next couple days, but it sounds like the water cache at the highway in 9 miles is reliable thanks to intel from two nobos camped nearby.