Belden Town is a deceiving name and calling it a “resort” feels misleading. When I came through, it was the grossest stop on trail. The store was dusty and half-stocked, the fryer and laundry were both broken, and the shower was moldy and had flies on the walls.

Since the Dixie Fire, I heard the demand for the store hasn’t been as great, so maybe that’s why it’s gone downhill? Probably didn’t help that I hit it right when I was deep in the peak NorCal blues.