Tag: PCT

Day 139: August 19th

Mile 2053.6 (Olallie Lake) to Mile 2073.7 (Warm Springs River)

The Pacific Crest Trail winds through the dense forests of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Part of the trail was closed until recently because of forest fire. Fortunately only a few tenths of a mile burned and the trail was recently reopened.

My shin continues to be painful and slow me down, especially hiking downhill.

Mileage: 20.1

Day 138: Zero Day, Olallie Lake Rustic Resort

We have never stayed in a yurt before, and are finding the experience here at Olallie Lake very comfortable and relaxing.

I am resting my leg and taking care of laundry and resupply chores. Hopefully my leg feels better tomorrow.

It seems unusual to have an injury like this after 2,000 miles of hiking. I have been hiking slightly bigger mileages and I did not use my regular insoles (SuperFeet Blue) since Crater Lake so perhaps that was a factor.

Day 137: August 17th

Mile 2037.3 to Mile 2053.6 (Olallie Lake)

The highlight of today’s section of the Pacific Crest Trail was the very pretty Jefferson Park, at the base of Mount Jefferson.

I continued hiking to the Olallie Lake Resort where I met Deb for a planned resupply. My shin pain continues, so we decided to take a zero day here tomorrow to rest my leg. We were able to book two nights in one of the yurts here.

This is the first time I have been at Olallie Lake when the resort was open and it is really nice in a rustic way. When I was here in 2009 everything was closed for renovation. They have had several different owners over the past few years and the current owner is very helpful and hiker friendly. The small store is well stocked with a selection of hiker food.

Mileage: 16.3

Day 136: August 16th

Mile 2015 to Mile 2037.3

Today I started feeling pain in my right shin and I think I may be getting a shin splint. I hope it clears up quickly as it sometimes it’s a bit painful, especially on rocky downhill sections of the trail. Still walking northward.

Mileage: 22.3

Day 135: August 15th

Mile 1989.5 (McKenzie Pass) to Mile 2015

No rain today!

It was a beautiful day without any rain. A welcome change after the three days of being wet.

McKenzie Pass has a lava field on both sides of the highway so it was interesting walking through that. The trail passed through a very large burn area for many miles on either side of Santiam Pass.

We had trail magic at both McKenzie and Santiam Pass. Thanks Chef, Jerry Can, and Blue Fox.

Passed the 2,000 mile mark on the hike today.

I camped high on a ridge near a mountain called Three Fingered Jack.

Mileage: 25.5

Day 134: August 14th

Mile 1967 (Wickiup Plain) to Mile 1989.5 (McKenzie Pass)

Rain.

It rained a lot today. This is the third day of rain in a row and it is getting rather tiresome. At least it wasn’t very cold.

Deb was waiting for me at McKenzie Pass and we went to nearby Lava Camp Lake Campground for the night.

Mileage: 22.5