These guys were known variously as the Michiganders, Michigan Boys, Michigan Men, and Illinois Boy (when Bob hiked solo).
On September 8, Dan wrote in the PCT register at Stehekin: "I got back on the trail in Cascade Locks after going back to MI with a bad case of diarrhea. Now that I look back over the section I missed I hope to come back and do it sometime. The Cascades in nice weather are so much more spectacular than I ever believed they could be. Glacier Peak Wild. was great! I am looking forward to the border with mixed emotions. Good luck to all you thru hikers coming up."
Michigan Boys in 1977... |
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Dan and Bob at Stehekin, September 8. Bob wrote in the PCT register at Stehekin: "Well the rain was a bit discouraging since Goat Rocks but we had a couple of fantastic days around Glacier Peak. Hard to believe it's less than 100 to Canada now. Hopefully with a little sunshine and a lot of 'adrenaline' we'll be in Canada soon. We'll be laying back there a couple days so be ready Case, Klauer, and Kearns." |
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Bob and Dan at Monument 78, September 13 |