Day 96-family

Today I finally got to see my family. It's been over 3 months and it has seemed to fly by. The day started with me waking up in a real bed at my friends house in Sisters. After charging up all my electronics, his mom made me a wonderful breakfast of sausage eggs French toast coffee and orange juice. Then I was taken to the trail and had 18 miles to go to make it santiam pass where my parents would be meeting me. I walked by the nice mt Washington and only encountered one small patch of snow. From there it was steady walking through a dry forest. I passed by big lake youth camp and crossed a few forest service roads before finally making it to highway 20 near santiam pass. A few minutes later my dad sister mom and grandma arrived to pick me up and we headed back to our cabin. Before leaving they left some trail magic  (brownies, and beverages)  for thru hikers passing through. The feeding began on the way back to the cabin. I was given sandwiches brownies and pop by my family who like everyone else I have seen commented on how skinny I was. At the cabin we took a dip in the river, ate steak and potatoes for dinner, chocolate pie and homemade ice cream for dessert, and also got my chores done. Later in the evening I got some stories and pictures of the trail in. It was the perfect day that I needed. I got to relax, eat and see my family. In the end it seemed like the 18 mile walk was a minor part of the day.