Day 95- more familiar trail angels

It was one of those mornings. I woke up early but did not want to get out of my sleeping bag. Time went by and I finally found the motivation to get started. With everything packed up and ready to go, I began my 31 mile push to mckenzie pass. I was going to do it by 5 as well. Little did I know there would be quite a bit of snow. On the bright side the Mosquitos were much more tolerable today as well. I walked past elk lake in the morning and met chemical burn. He got his name from putting on too much deet and it created a burn on his leg. He was still packing up so I moved on. I passed a few more day and section hikers throughout the day. The scenery today was fantastic, starting with the huge meadows we walked through with views of bachelor, and the three sisters mountains. We actually walked right by the south sister. This was cool because I have climbed the south sister a couple times. The whole day was made up of these spectacular views and even though clouds were in the sky, rain was avoided. I got to mckenzie pass around 5 and my friend Lucas picked me up and brought me back to his place where his mom made me a huge dinner of beans, enchiladas,rice, corn, and fruit. I even got a shower and some pictures uploaded. Later in the evening she pulled out strawberry shortcake and huckleberry ice cream and said they had a real bed for me to sleep in. It was amazing. Thru hiker heaven. Let's see if my parents can match them in hospitality when I see them tomorrow.