Sep 10, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
PCT Days 141 & 142 Friday September 1 & Saturday September 2 Double Zero in Cascade Locks I’ve been looking forward to this weekend for a long time. When I realized that I would be arriving in Cascade Locks on Labor Day Weekend, I called Daniel and he...
Sep 9, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I woke up tired this morning from my late night the previous evening. My tent was nestled in the middle of some trees just off the trail. I got up slowly and broke camp. The sky was overcast in the morning, but soon the clouds burned off. The trail was relatively flat...
Sep 8, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Today was hard. It was a long day and I was exhausted by the end of it. I started the day by crossing the Muddy Fork River. It was a rather tricky crossing that had to be made over two logs that were on top of eachother. The upper log was slightly offset, giving...
Sep 7, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I awoke early this morning and wasn’t able to fall back to sleep so I felt a bit tired today. I could see the sunrise through the trees as I reclined in my tent. I packed up my bag and headed down to the Lodge for the breakfast buffet when the doors opened at...
Sep 6, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I woke tired and sore from my long day yesterday. I let myself stay in my sleeping quilt a little longer than usual as a reward for yesterday’s exertions. Eventually I got up and packed up my tent. Everything was covered with a fine layer of dust. I tried to...