I am ready to go to bed, but Moose has not sent the all is well signal to indicate he is stopping for the evening. So I am giving up before he is...OR...he forgot to push the little button. I suspect the latter because he has not moved in over an hour.
It would appear that today was a BIG hiking day. Moose (again!) got up around 6:30 a.m. and started hiking. It is now almost 11:00 and no signal has come through to show that he is done.
His latest SPOT indicates that he is now back on track with his plans and maybe even a mile or two ahead. Moose walked from mile 152 to mile 176 today. That is 24 miles of backpacking with a big pass to cross too. Pinchot pass peaks at 12,130 feet then shortly after that Moose descended to a "low" spot of 8,492 feet at Woods Creek Junction. In backpacking, what goes down will often go up again. He is back up around 10,000 feet.
Poor Moose is missing out on all the fun at home. Bills keep rolling in, even when the Moose-man is gone. Kids still need rides all over the Klamath Basin. The mess has not magically disappeared, nor has a single chicken laid an egg. Those kids of ours keep eating too! I never thought 2 full refrigerators could not hold all the food they ask for. Just eat a PB&J, guys!
Charlie kindly came by with Jacob yesterday and collected the games we borrowed for Camp SOCK. Jacob and his friend enjoyed touring our zoo while Charlie loaded up his car. We all missed "Uncle Charlie" this year at camp, but I must say I can't fault him for choosing Europe over Camp SOCK. Next year, Charlie, there are no excuses!
Goodnight, my fellow Moose followers. I hope you have sweet dreams of climbing mountains and watching meteor showers.
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