PCT Trail Days!

After a great zero in Portland, Chris dropped us off at PCT Days, a hiker gathering in Cascade Locks where hikers at any point on the trail could come back or skip ahead to meet up with friends they haven't seen in a while. We reunited with Drop Bizkit, who left us in the dust near Tehachapi. We caught back up with Rustic, who completed Oregon in 12 hiking days, doing a 61 mile day in the process. We got to first admonish, then squeeze the life out of Baby Face and Dixie Cup, who both flipped up to Canada to Southbound. We got to hang out with Kelso, who we hadn't seen since we went to his BBQ at his house in Cajon Pass. The gathering came complete with love from the rest of those we adopted into our clan including Solstice, Rainmaker, Steamer, Rub-a-dub, Cookie Monster, New Orleans, Sierra Bum, Apache, Shady Acres, and many more!
Sunday afternoon, we thumbed our way back to Timberline Lodge to compete the section from Mt Hood to Cascade Locks. Our benefactor became the strangest hitch we've encountered. A man who will remain unnamed but will henceforth be referred to as BD, the meaning of which will become apparent later, pulled over in an older civic. After the traditional trail questions, he told us he had a pressing question for the ladies. He asked them if they knew what a Tesla is. After negative answers, he proceeded to describe to us that a Tesla is an innovative electric sports car. As to why this was a question for the ladies had not become apparent. Then he said that he was trying to see if owning such a car would better enable him to "pick up chicks." He informed us that he had a load of money that he was ready to drop on this Eco friendly road beast. Furthermore, a civic, he said, screamed of a small penis. He was clearly overcompensating, although he insisted a Tesla would tell the single ladies that he had a "Big Dick." He continued to talk about his car and his future conquests for the rest of the hour long hitch. We left his car in a fit of laughs.
When we arrived back at Mt Hood for the second time, we were relieved to see that the skies were free of rain. The hitch had taken longer than expected so we were only able to hike about 7 miles before making camp. During our 29 mile walk to put ourselves in reach in of Tunnel Falls, we had a spectacular view of Mt Rainier, Mt Adams, Mt Saint Helens, and Mt Hood all at once.
We woke the next morning before dawn in order to make it to Tunnel Falls for first light. After hiking a mile and a half, we turned the corner to the breath-taking falls. We spent an hour admiring and taking pictures. From there, we finished the last ten miles back into Cascade Locks.