Carrying Jim off the Pacific Crest Trail

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Carrying Jim off the Pacific Crest TrailBy Howard Koster

Late one recent morning, Phoenix (Rianne) and I were making our way through the North Cascade mountains toward the Canadian border when we came across a small tent set up in a marshy area directly next to the trail.
Outside the tent were a backpack and a pair of hiking boots.Approaching, we called out: “Hi there, everything okay?”Receiving no response, I peeked into the tent and gave the body in the sleeping bag a gentle shake, while repeating the question.
A bleary eyed, grey haired head peaked out from the bag, but he gave no answer.
After several more attempts, we learned that the head belonged to Jim and that he had caught a chill.

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