PCT day 103 - mile 2382 to mile 2394 (Snoqualmie Pass, North Bend, Fomo's leaving do)

["Who let the Dogs out" song playing]
Zohan: Amazing song guys, it was my bar mitzvah song!
Lucky: Was it?
Zohan: No, not really..

As it is the last day for Fomo on the trail we made it a bit special. I woke up at 3:30am and hiked 12 remaining miles to Snoqualmie Pass to be at the trail head when his friend George will arrive and pick us up and take us to his house in North Bend ten miles away.

We arrived just as he was rolling into the parking lot, waited for Tank Top for a while as he was supposed to join us up but he wasn't replying to our messages so we left thinking something must have delayed him and that he will join us later , George took us to his home, we took a shower and put our laundry to wash, then he drove us to Safeway before heading to work. We ate at Taco Time before resupplying and getting an Uber back to his place. After few hours others started to arrive, Chewy, Tank Top and finally Zohan. We watched some random YouTube videos of people hiking PCT this year, then Half in the Bag movie reviews and finally a playlist of cheesy 90s music videoclips starting with "Fomo's song" - Baby got Back. Fomo bought vegan burgers which he and myself prepared on George's barbeque in the back garden, we had few beers and talked about adventures we had on trail and the ones yet to come.

It became an unofficial trail leaving party for Fomo as he decided to finish the trail early to go and support his mother before and after her operation in Vancouver. I'm sure everyone present will miss his quirky personality and positive attitude, he was definitely the community creator and his absence will change the dynamic of those last few hundred miles. But hey, if there's one thing that PCT thought us is not to take anything for granted, weather can change at an instant, there might be some unexpected trail magic around the corner and people come and go as their life takes inevitable turns and twists. I'm glad I got to hike with him and hope his mum's operation will go well.

We are heading back to trail tomorrow morning, spending the night camping in George's back garden, next section of the trail looks pretty challenging, it's a constant rollercoaster of altitude ups and downs pretty much until Canada now. Looks like PCT won't let us go without a challenging finish!

Fomo (in the middle) and Rip, awhile ago in Lassen Volcanic Park:
North Bend:

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