I walked 40992 steps on the trail today.
I traveled about 18 miles today.
8/16/17 Some days, the hike isn't as fun as what happens after the hike.  Today, we woke to see our first real sunrise.  Every other day, we've been shadowed by mountains and don't see the sun until it breaches the ridge line.  Today, camping on an East/West pass, we were up and moving just as the bright orange globe came up. After that, we had 17 miles of dodging traffic on us20 into Republic.  Once we reached town, we loved the old West look most of the downtown buildings had.  We stopped at Anderson's grocery (wonderful store!) and resupplied for our 4 day walk to Oroville. We then walked the mile to where we'd be staying the night. Prior to arriving, I had been in contact with a local trail angel to see about staying there. I had no idea that Artie and Mike McRae were world famous for their hospitality but we soon found out why they were! They gave us permission to stay at their home, have showers, do laundry, and eat anything from their fridge - all before they got home from a trip. We did all but the last. Then Artie roped a friend into driving us into town to get food for dinner. Rob was a great guy, too! The next morning, we finally got to meet the McRae's as we were all getting ready to go to our respective "work". Just super great people and a wonderful night off the trail.