//location:
Lake Sylvia State Park
Montesano, Wash. (Doesn't that sound/look uncomfortably like 'Monsanto'?)
//time: 9:42 pm
//mile: 104
I'm laying in my tent right now, lumped so far to one side it makes me confident this one-person tent could easily be a two-er (I'm on a slight slope). When I bought this tent last sept I considered buying a 2-person one because I was like, hey well maybe since I'll be keeping this tent for a whole, I might maybe eventually have someone to share it with but then I was like nah, not worth the extra bulky for a maybe-one-dat deal. Anyway, I'm totally satisfied w this tent (Eureka Solitaire) because of its lightweightedness and most of all its meshyness. The whole top is mesh with a roll-away rain fly. But for clear nights like these, I leave it all open to see the stars and silhouettes. Like, I'm sleeeping under a 120-year-old Douglas Fir right now + its limbs sprawling across the sky making this, like, lattice over the moon--incredible.
Anyway, wow. I haven't even begun talking about today. I just have so many thoughts from the ride and people and things and I want to write it all, but honestly I'm so pooped I might just pass out.
Anyway, I forgot to mention this yesterday when introducing Becca: I interrupted her breakfast with a "Hey, where are ya coming from?" As she was slicing an avocado open with her fingernails. I just thought that was a little interesting thing. So, yep. Becca + Archibald.
She's chill. And Archie is, like, the most well-behaved dog. I'm thoroughly impressed. I think if we do decide to continue the ride together (though to be honest, I was looking forward to solitude. I'm happy I met her though!), I think it'll work much like our ride today: we start the day together, have breakfast and then agree on a end point for the day. I'm faster than she is since she has Archie and his trailer and stuff, so I ride ahead and am usually like 1.5-2 hrs ahead of her. But then we just meet up at the end point campground or wherever we'll decide to pull over and share a camp site. It's cheaper that way, too.
I do not accept these signs. And no it wasn't closed.
My pannier broke and that sucked and made me a little bummed but s'all good--pulled over for 30min and sewed it right up. Also peed in a suburban ditch because there because there was nowhere else to go and I was like eeeep hope no one's staring out there windows oh well gotta go and my pannier's broken and everything is difficult right now leave me alone.
Woke up to this face on day 03.
Self v. Sleeping Bag, wrestling matches daily.
K will write more later bye.