I walked 58370 steps on the trail today.
I traveled about 25 miles today.
8/31/17 While set up at Hannigan campground, we got our first rain in such a long time!  It just got our tent wet so a perfect time for it.
From the campground, it was all roadwalk up to the Mt. Baker ski area which took all morning.  There was a small cell service up there so we wasted a little time and I posted a couple blog entries.
We were also surprised when one of the couple hundred cars that zoomed past on their way up the winding mountain road slowed and stopped.  It was Rebecca from the Happy House on Widby Island where we hope to stay in a few days.  She and a friend were on their way to hike the Swift Creek segment.
At the top of the pass, we hooked into the very popular Lake Anne trail which led us to the Swift Creek trail.  Through this area, there are beautiful mountain views everywhere. We had heard of this infamous Swift Creek for a long time - It can be very deep and tough.  After a very long, rough downhill on trail that had recently been well brushed out, we caught up to Rebecca and her friend and then the creek ford.  It was only knee high and pretty fun.
Getting towards the end of day, we needed to find a camp spot.  Baker hotsprings looked interesting and right off the trail so we walked there.  It was pretty gross - sulphur, dirt, beer bottles, and junk.  So, we skipped it and kept walking along our route which was a gravel road until we found a wide spot.  We were low on water so, when Rebecca and her friend drove by having finished their hike, we bummed some from them. We set up our tent and laid some logs in the road to keep cars from getting too close. And that's another day done.