AZT Day 12 – Superior

Bushcamp to Copper Mountain Motel

7.5 miles

Mile 300.5

I woke up to a message from Detour, a hiker I met on the PCT, saying he was at the Picket Post trailhead with pizza and beer! Unfortunately, he’d sent the message night…dang, I really should have banged out the last 7 miles last night.

Anyways, From camp it took about two hours to hike around Picket Post and get down to the trailhead.

Fortunately, when I arrived Detour was still there, along with Happy Joe. The group of four had gone into town the previous night. After having a breakfast beer with Detour and Happy Joe, Detour hooked me up with a ride into Superior.

He dropped me off at the Copper Mountain Motel. I’d already made a reservation, but couldn’t find anyone to check me in, so headed down the street to collect my resupply box from the post office.

On the way to the post I ran into the group of four in front of the grocery store. I chatted with them for a bit, before grabbing some snacks and my resupply box. On the way back to my motel I swung by Los Hermanos to pickup a chicken burrito. Yummy.

After finally getting checked into my room, I took one of the best showers ever. Twelve days worth of dirt, sweat and grime took some work to get off, but left me feeling like a new man! After dropping my clothes off at the front office to be washed, I spent the rest of the day watching tv in bed. It was glorious!

Cheers!