Saturday, September 14, 2013
Leg 26: Stevens Pass to Rainey Pass, Washington
Tomorrow our hikers reach Rainey Pass, where the entire Flanagan family (less Becca*) will meet them, whisk them away for a zero in Winthrop, and return them to the trail Tuesday morning. And we mean all the Flanagans: Gil & Karen, Aunt Ginny (from England), Aunt Nano, Party & Emily with Hugo & baby Bode.
"But they're so close, why so now?" you ask. The hikers are taking a zero at this point to push their finish date to Friday, September 20, allowing friends and family to meet them in Manning Provincial Park. A couple days in British Columbia gently re-entering society before returning to Seattle and real life.
* Becca departs l later today for two weeks in France with close family friends. An adventure more her speed, she will walk through her ancestral church (g-g-g...grandfather was baptized in 1644), visit the WWII memorials in Normandy, and explore small towns in the French countryside. With Becca away, photos of the big finish are delayed until early October.
Good luck and God's speed to our hikers. Thank you for reading along this summer. And thus we bid adieu.
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