Longstride

One last day with the group I’ve hiked with for much of the trail, we said some farewells and prepared for travel.

• We stayed at a Super 8. The breakfast buffet was super-lackluster.
• I did some planning for New Mexico. Stumblebee and Recon generously took care of laundry for them, me, and Fuck-It.
• We met up with Sprouts for pho for lunch. Afterwards, we went to a bar, and then a restaurant for an early dinner. We said goodbye to Sprouts, who would soon be on their way back to Minnesota with their friends.
• We got confirmation that Bass, Wild Man, and Velveeta have all made it back to East Glacier.

Last Time With The Group — Recon, Fuck-It, Stumblebee, Sprouts, Longstride

• We went to a grocery store to pick up a few things, then poked around a thrift store for a while. (Recon was looking for a luggage tag for his pack)
• I wrapped my pack in 90 meters of plastic wrap to protect it, as well as hold in the trekking poles and my sleeping pad.

Plastic Wrap — My pack, wrapped in 90 meters of plastic wrap.

We went to sleep “early”. My and Recon’s flight tomorrow to Albuquerque (by way of Minneapolis-Saint Paul) is at 6:30 am, and we’re getting up at 2:30 to get there to ensure plenty of time to make it through customs.