Day 121, mile 2,094 (79% of the trail)

The trail has gotten very cold. Maybe 50s °F in the day, 40s at night. I'm still in Oregon, two days from the Washington border. Took a zero in Portland, spending the entire day running errands. Washing and drying my down quilt took four hours but now it's super puffy and warm. Nothing interesting happened in that city though. 

I'm back on trail but camped at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood (11,171 ft.). Taking what amounts to another zero today because I need to be in Cascade Locks on Tuesday when the PO is open (Monday is Labor Day), and it's only Saturday. Segment will take less than two days. Very annoying to take days off waiting for mail, but it's a pretty common trail delay. I'll also get another incredible buffet at the lodge. 

I left Portland with some new Arc'teryx windstopper gloves and a synthetic baselayer tshirt from REI. This should suffice until I get my new much warmer layers in Cascade Locks.