Waking up on grass was nice, until the bees began to buzz on the flowers and the Mosquitos came out. It happened to be 630, but even on a day I could sleep in, it was time to get up. My dad and sister soon followed and we got our fix of hit chocolate and coffee from the stehekin restaurant. After My mom joined us and got her necessary first cup of coffee we headed to the amazing stehekin bakery and all had a cinnamon roll. The nice thing with a little sister is you also get her left overs. From here we walked the 2 miles back to the main landing at stehekin. I still can't believe they made me walk 2 non trail miles. Either way from here I was business. My dad and I packed up our things. I went through the food and managed to fit it all in my pack (giving him a light pack). We said our goodbyes, caught the shuttle to high bridge (the pct 11 miles away) and were off. We had an unbelievable day. I knew my dad had done some walking, but I could not believe how strong a hiker he was. We made it 6 miles before the first break. I ate some food and he rested and we moved on. Shortly thereafter when we began to follow bridge creek, we walked up on a large black bear 10 yards from us. It was pretty awesome that my dad got to see one only 8 miles into the trail when it took me 800 miles. We snapped some pictures and moved on. The bear did not seem to mind us. At maple creek there was a rickety wooden bridge over it, that swung in the air. It was the ones that often fail in movies, making it all the more thrilling to go over. We finished out our day by making it to fireweed camp. A total of 15 miles for the day and we started at noon. A big dinner and it was time for bed. I have to say today was one of my most fun days. The scenery was average but the animals and the company was amazing. This will be an excellent 4 more days. My only complaint is that this is the first time all trail I have treated water. I guess it's for the better since I don't want to have to drag along a sick dad.
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