Day 14- swift creek

Today I did more bushwhacking, more walking on logging roads and finding some great trail with views of all the wonderful snow filled mountains as well as baker lake. It was no doubt scenic. The trouble was that while bushwhacking and working my way across the snow covered meadows of mt baker I lost one of the snow baskets to my trekking pole as well as my phone charger. It is all part of the experience. Near the end of the day I started working my way up the swift creek trail and about 3 miles in I was expected to cross the creek. It was seriously swift and raging. It was WAY out of my comfort zone. So I walked up stream and downstream attempting to find a good place to cross but after two hours of looking I found nothing. I have decided to camp on the bank tonight and hope the raging creek is lower in the morning when the snowmelt is much smaller than at the end of a hot day. Wish me luck I might need it.