To all that were wondering we made it to the buffet and had 1.5 hours to eat. I was even able to restrain myself from running into the lobby and yelling for assorted meats. You would believe how much brisket and peanut butter squares can be ingested in that amount of time. Today was a great day. There was no room at the inn for us but we were able to take a shower and wash our clothes and even snag this table with a view of Hood for sunset. We have now returned to the trail to sleep 500yds from the Lodge and the $200 a night rooms, but tomorrow we will wake up with a better view than most. Then we will do what we do best and walk on. We have around 50 miles of Oregon left and only about 560 miles of trail before Canada. How in the world did 560 turn into such a small number. It is amazing what changes after four months.