Day 18: going crazy in Sierra City.

Just when I'm about to lose my mind re-walking the one street in Sierra City from my tent to the General Store, Kacie shows up!
She was dropped off by Truckee Tim, a random guy I met at a bar in Truckee while watching the World Cup. We got to talking about the trail, and how seemingly impossible it was for Kacie to get a ride to Sierra City, and before I knew it, he had volunteered to pick her up in Reno and drive her up!
They show up around 9am, and I am thrilled to see familiar faces. TT even says he will mail my shoe insoles (that I stupidly left in Truckee) to our next stop, in Belden. I can't believe our luck--who even does this?!

We say our heartfelt goodbyes and thank you's to TT, and spend the rest of the morning introducing Kacie to other hikers and showing her around the town. We can't leave until tomorrow morning, because we have to mail a package to Belden, and the post office doesn't open until 10am.
We organize all of our food, sell some to another hiker, REI, and then relax luxuriously in our beautiful room, taking showers (me), talking about hiking (Kacie). We watch the USA/Portugal game at the bar, getting into it with locals, and then leaving slightly disappointed with the tie.
The owner's son whips us up a rib dinner on request, complete with all the fixings, and we go to bed tired and full, ready for whatever tomorrow's hike will bring (a heck of a climb out of the valley).