Day 35 (September 20)

No camp breakfast this morning -- we take a couple miles detour up the west shore of Hyatt Lake, which has a great cafe. Chicken-fried steak and eggs with biscuits on the side -- wow!

Finally a beautiful clear day, and we can see the little town of Ashland beckoning below, also a great view of Emigrant Lake. Unfortunately there's no way to hike right down into town from this side, so we have to continue circling clockwise as we descend. Not far to go though; we'll hit the outskirts of town tomorrow. We make our last camp in a scenic spot just above Little Pilot Rock.

The Dr Pepper stove cooks up our delicious final dinner: Vegetable curry and potatoes, assembled from the Fish Lake and Hyatt Lake hiker boxes, plus some surplus from Ron and Don. Goodnight, PCT!