Originally Posted by
indyfabz
One day early on in the trip she and I volunteered to be “rabbits.” We started out early from Rockport, WA, to secure sites at Colonial Creek Campground for the rest of the group because you couldn’t reserve sites ahead of time. Our reward was not having to carry group groceries from Newhalem. Turned out the place was virtually empty. I had never camped before the trip. She showed me how one fills out the envelope and puts it in the iron ranger. We then dropped our gear and rode backwards to meet others in the group. Very strong rider.
Yep, very strong, only 21 or 22 years old then. I don't envy you guys having to take out Washington Pass in the first week--from sea level. I hit it on the next-to-last day going the other direction and was flying by that point. I remember buying a brick of fudge in Newhalem as my reward.