NO. 23 OF 26 · WASHINGTON · DAYS 117 TO 119 · 78.4 MILES TRACKEDPHOTO #2195 · DAY 117 · ROUTE: TRAIL LINE + STRAVA
DAY 117 · AUG 24, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 117: Mount Rainier NP”
29.7 mi4,426 ft10:242.9 mph
trail mi 2299 · 4,409 ft4,150 to 6,331 ft
DAY 118 · AUG 25, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 118: Washington is hard”
28.8 mi4,800 ft10:282.8 mph
trail mi 2336 · 6,331 ft3,495 to 6,378 ft
DAY 119 · AUG 26, 2021
“PCT day 119: into Snoqualmie Pass”
19.9 mi3,399 ft7:412.6 mph
trail mi 2372 · 4,609 ft2,995 to 4,609 ft
78.4 miles tracked·3 days, August 2021·19.9 miles my nero·new shoes Snoqualmie PassWashington, leg 23 of 26
Packwood to Snoqualmie Pass via Mount Rainier
Wet gear, long climbs and a Seattle family who went to REI for me.
By Jeffrey “Atlas” Combs · walked Aug 24–26, 2021 · published · updated
My replacement shoes missed me in Packwood by about two hours. I was back on trail without them, heading through Rainier country toward Snoqualmie Pass.
The climbing made the days long. “Days are long when it’s 5-6k feet of climbing.” My rain fly had stayed wet for about four days straight. I called day 118 “Washington is hard”. Even the short day into Snoqualmie was 19.9 miles. My neros were twenties by then.
Quoted lines are from my 2021 logs, verbatim.
Coming down toward Chinook Pass, I met a family from Seattle. It was busy with day hikers, and we talked for a while. I asked whether a bus ran from Snoqualmie Pass to Issaquah so I could get to REI for shoes.
The mother offered to go to REI herself, buy the Hoka Speedgoats and leave them at my hotel at the pass. She asked if I wanted any special vegan food too. When I asked about paying, she told me the shoes were a gift from the family.
“Above and beyond totally.” It was the best trail angel help I got.
Start // back on trail from Packwood, day 117
Finish // Snoqualmie Pass, day 119
Shoes // Hoka Speedgoats delivered to the hotel
Day 119 // 19.9 miles tracked
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The food, then and now
Packwood’s grocery shelves were pretty bare when I went through. I could piece together a resupply, but it had no bars. I noted that the 76 station had Clif bars and similar things. Before Snoqualmie I ran out: “I was completely out yesterday after a few bars.” At the pass there were a couple of restaurants, an inn, a gas station and a coffee shop. I don’t remember the meals.
Hikers reported vegan meals and resupply options at Laconia Market in September and October 2025, including produce, Larabars and peanut butter. Check the market’s current site before your stop. Commonwealth’s online ordering menu also describes a lentil-and-rice burger as vegan without aioli; ask about the bun and current availability. Checked October 8, 2026.
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