Day 132 (29 August) - Mile 1716.19

Paved Old Highway 99 (Staying at Callahan's Lodge)

We woke in the awesome hotel room with all intentions to hike out of here today. We all agreed to meet for breakfast when they open at 8:00 AM and then prepare our food for the next 12 days and hit the trail around noon.

Share Bear and Brad beat Tim and I to breakfast so we joined them as they were just getting some of their food. As we were waiting for ours, I said that it would be nice if we could take a zero today. Share Bear said it wouldn't take much to convince her to take a zero. We then all went through reasons to take a zero with the top ones being all our feet issues. Share Bear went to the front desk to see if our rooms were even available for a second night and returned saying she extended us until tomorrow. So there it is...we are taking a zero in the Ashland, Oregon area.

The following was accomplished during the zero:

• Ate a wonderful breakfast at the lodge
  
• Watched TV
  
• Updated blog
  
• Prepared food for the next 12 days to get me through Sisters, OR
  
• Went to REI in Medford, OR
  
• Went to Trader Joe's
  
• Went to Swing Tree Brewery in Ashland, OR
  
• Drank some Lithia water in Ashland town center
  
• Bottled some Lithia water for Share Bear to try Retuned to hotel where Share Bear tried said water
  
• Ate all-you-can-eat pasta dinner at the hotel whew many other hikers were including Sunshine!
  
• Socialized with said hikers till 10:00 PM
  
• Retuned to room where Tim lit a fire in the fireplace
  
• Fell asleep quite quickly 
  

Share Bear disgusted at the Lithia water