A couple of weeks ago, the blogging came to a halt. Some of that had to do with the family schedule over the last two weeks, but some of that came from a simple sentence posted by the park rangers on the Mount Rainier web site:
"Trying to book an entire Wonderland Trail trip, or a large section of it, from mid-July until mid-September is near impossible at this point."
Apparently,reservations start getting sent to the Wilderness Information Center starting in Mid-March, and one ranger goes through the applications starting on April 1st. This year, by the beginning of May, over 500 applications have been processed and a number of backcountry campgrounds are full. (Given that there's only about 8 sites per campground, it doesn't take long.)
So, this has put me into a bit of a funk, which helps to explain the lack of posting. Now, I have to figure out
what's next for the Wonderland Goal. The close proximity of Mount Rainier makes it possible to do the trail in multiple segments. In fact, Bette Filley suggests that the best way to do the Trail is in 10 one to two day chunks. You don't have to carry as much and you have some time to recuperate.
We'll see how this all works out.
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