Jesse and Nick had much preparation remaining by 2:00 in the afternoon yesterday and planned on getting to the airport at 4:00. It was just as well that they arrived to RDU at 5:00 with Jesse's family and girlfriend, since their flight had a one hour delay.
Emotions were intense as we anticipated their departure, knowing, or better yet, not knowing, what lies ahead for them. A group prayer was lead by Jesse's Dad and they were off.
The flight left at 6:57pm, instead of 6:10, which still enabled them to make their connection out of Minnesota and on to Spokane, Washington. They spent the night in a local hotel and had Jesse's friends pick them up today to take them to the Polson, Montana area. This gave them the needed time today to re pack their back packs, organize some food packets, and try out the new camp oven that Jesse purchased. Hope it worked!
Thank goodness for the SPOT Satellite GPS! This is the only way we will be able to track Nick and Jesse on their journey. They will not get cell phone signals at the elevations they will be at. I received a call from Nick this evening at 6:30pm, letting me know that they are spending the night with friends and will head to Glacier Park tomorrow morning. They should be about 80 miles from the park and should get there within 1 1/2 hours.
Please keep Nick and Jesse in your prayers. Until tomorrow......
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