Today we walked across the Bridge Of The Gods in Cascade Locks, OR to finish our hike of the Oregon section of the Pacific Crest Trail. Deb (AKA aFloat) has now hiked 2,144 miles of the PCT counting her hike across California in 2014. I have now hiked across Oregon three times on the PCTContinue reading “We Finished The Oregon PCT”
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The Final 100 Miles and a Wildfire
We arrived in Olallie Lake Resort and are now down to the final 100 miles of our 430 mile hike across Oregon on the Pacific Crest Trail. Walking only 100 miles more feels a little like we are practically done, or at least this hike is winding down to its final stage. We can seeContinue reading “The Final 100 Miles and a Wildfire”
The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters Wilderness is an amazing section of the Pacific Crest Trail. When I hiked this section on my 2014 thru-hike I experienced several days of heavy rain and almost never saw the mountains. This trip the weather has been perfect, wildflowers are blooming everywhere, and the snow covered Three Sisters mountains dominate theContinue reading “The Three Sisters”
200 Miles
Today we reached the 200 mile point in our hike. This section of the Pacific Crest Trail has been really nice with lovely lakes to camp near most nights…Summit Lake, Diamond View Lake, Odell Lake, Bobby Lake and likely Brahma Lake later today. We did change our plans and detoured off the PCT briefly afterContinue reading “200 Miles”
Mount Thielsen
Mount Thielsen is about 30 miles north of Crater Lake via the Pacific Crest Trail and this was our next challenge due to possible snow. I had been watching satellite snow data and could see the Mount Thielsen area had late snow this year. I’ve noticed that satellite snow data, while mostly accurate, tends toContinue reading “Mount Thielsen”
Crater Lake
Crater Lake truly is a wonder and we had a beautiful day to hike up to the Rim from Mazama Village. We departed early and a hiker named Thug Life offered us a ride the mile and a half back to the Pacific Crest Trail trailhead. We hiked up the PCT to Dutton Creek whereContinue reading “Crater Lake”