Yesterday's ride was also scenic but was fairly nerve racking due to the intense logging traffic. Just as we found in Maine last year, the logging truck drivers act as if they own the roads and blow down them at tremendous speeds. We had to maintain a constant vigil listening and looking. By the time we rolled into Childs Meadow (at the start of the climb into Lassen) we were completely beat. On the bright side, we slept like logs!
Tomorrow we're doing short miles to Burney but we're going to stop by Hat Creek Radio Observatory a few miles off the path and see if we can't roust somebody up to give us a bit of a tour. We've heard that it's closed due to funding problems but also hear there may be a skeleton crew still there keeping things preserved while they seek additional funding.
From there it's two long days to Ashland, OR. We're hoping to make it there on Friday before the PO closes -- we have stuff waiting for us there!
All the best, David
p.s. As we rolled into Old Station we found a gathering of about 8 thru hikers there. Some SOBO, some NOBO, etc .. anyway, it was good catching up with them and reconnecting with the trail.