We woke late to make it to the Timberline Lodge breakfast buffet. The breakfast was 100% worth the hype! They had fresh baked pastries, eggs, sausage, pancakes, smoothies, mimosas, bottomless coffee… 11/10.

So many folks we hadn’t seen in a while showed up to the lodge and I felt this instant relief that the wildfires hadn’t put us completely outside our bubble of trail friends. It was amazing to be back with Mimosa, Breaking Bad and Tango, and to see Gopher, Road Soda, and a bunch of other familiar faces nearby.

We hiked a friendly 21 miles today. Highlights were an alternate route that brought us to Ramona Falls, and trail magic 18 miles in. Great day overall!