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On the Pacific Crest Trail Again

We have arrived in Mazama Village in Crater Lake National Park after hiking 102 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail from Ashland, OR. It’s been a wonderful hike so far, starting off relatively easily, but the past few days had some snowy surprises. The first days were lovely hiking along gentle forested trails. We resuppliedContinue reading “On the Pacific Crest Trail Again”

Restarting the blog and more hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail

Happy Forth of July! It’s been awhile since I posted here, but tomorrow we begin hiking across the state of Oregon on the Pacific Crest Trail. We will start near Ashland, OR and plan to hike about 430 miles to Cascade Locks on the Columbia River. We have spent the past few days scurrying aboutContinue reading “Restarting the blog and more hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail”

Day 174

Day 174: September 23rd Mile 2653.8 to Manning Park, BC This morning I walked the final six miles to the northern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail at the Canadian border where I found Deb waiting for me. She had camped at the trail camp about 2/10 mile into Canada. We celebrated briefly (along withContinue reading “Day 174”

Day 173

Mile 2635.9 to Mile 2653.8 Today was my last full day of hiking and I ended up camping just six miles south of the Canadian border. I encountered a surprising number of hikers returning to Harts Pass (nearly 20) walking southbound back to Harts Pass after reaching the northern terminus of the Pacific CrestContinue reading “Day 173”

Day 172

Day 172: September 21st Mile 2617.6 to Mile 2635.9 Very pretty hiking today. I arrived at Harts Pass around lunch time, where the staff at the Guard Station was very hiker-friendly. They had ice water for hikers and offered use of the staff trash cans. I ended up camping with a large group of aboutContinue reading “Day 172”

Day 171

Day 171: September 20th Mile 2599.6 (Rainy Pass) to Mile 2617.6 We spent last night in Mazama at Ravensong’s Roost. Deb drove me back to Rainy Pass after breakfast at the Mazama store. The store makes a good breakfast and was packed with a mix of old timers and rock climbers. The hike was veryContinue reading “Day 171”