Day 101- the gorge

It was a warm night in the eagle creek canyon and I didn't sleep too well. It seemed much cooler in the morning so I got a couple hours of sleep in then before setting out on the ten miles to cascade locks. Going down the canyon was pretty amazing and the most beautiful trail I have seen in miles. The forest was green, the water was pure, and there were water falls everywhere. One waterfall called tunnel fall, you actually have to walk under the falls through a tunnel. When I got about a mile from the end of the trail I began to see tons of day hikers and many of them had dogs. Then the unexpected happen, after believing I would be hanging out in cascade locks until around 12 when my friend Tyler, I had 3 messages from my parents saying they were in town to meet me for breakfast. This motivated me and I ran the last 3 miles to where they were parked. I was greeted with the usual hug and comment on how skinny I looked. From here we crossed the river and had a wonderful breakfast buffet at skamania lodge. I stuffed myself completely. I packed up the food they brought me and before I knew it my friend Tyler was in town. We went to the hood river beach and swam around while avoiding parasailors. From here yet another friend Courtney picked me up and took me to a BBQ where her family and some neighbors were waiting to ask me lots of questions. I filled myself with hot dogs hamburgers and even pie for dessert. I chatted for a long while and even got my laundry done. It was great. Tomorrow they will give me a ride back to the trail and I will hike 20ish miles to camp with my parents.