Tag: PCT2014

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

Day 133: August 14th

Mile 1939.7 (Brahma Lake) to Mile 1967 (Wickiup Plain)

The day started with more rain but fortunately that lasted only a couple of hours. The sun was onlyout briefly, it was mostly cloudy today.

Lots of lakes today. I hiked past Stormy Lake, Desane Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Dumbell Lake, Sisters Mirror Lake and countless smaller unnamed lakes.

The weather is getting cooler too. This evening is the first time I have worn my down jacket in weeks.

Mileage: 27.3

Day 132: August 12th

Mile 1914 (Willamette Pass) to Mile 1939.7 (Brahma Lake)

Deb dropped me off at the Pacific Crest Trailhead at Willamette Pass after spending last night in an RV park in Crescent, OR. The RV park was pretty nice except for the road noise from the nearby highway. We have become accustomed to quiet after so much time on the trail.

Many other hikers are on the trail today. Most of them stayed at Shelter Cove (just a few miles from Willamette Pass) so we all started hiking at more or less the same place this morning.

It rained most of the afternoon, turning the trail into a river.

Mileage: 25.7