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...
Sep 5, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I hit a couple of big milestones today. I’ve officially hiked over 1500 miles on the the PCT! I’ve also hiked the highest number of miles so far in a single day – 25.4 miles! And, for those of you tracking steps, I walked 68819 steps which is a new...
Sep 4, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I arranged for a ride back to the trail today starting at Olallie Lake Resort. This meant skipping approximately 93 miles from where I got off the trail at Elk Lake due to the fires in the Three Sisters Wilderness and the Mt Jefferson Wilderness. It was a 2 1/2...
Sep 3, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
PCT Day 134 – Friday August 25 Zero Day in Bend I had a wonderful zero day in Bend today, staying with my dear friends Jill (Bright) and Robert (Story). I got to sleep in a real bed, take a real shower, work on my blog, and enjoy time with friends – both...
Sep 2, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
Long day today. I was on a mission to get to Elk Lake junction so I could travel into Bend. I ended up hiking my highest number of miles in one day so far if you include the non-PCT trail miles that I hiked to the Elk Lake Trailhead. I had initially planned to hike to...
Sep 1, 2017 | Pacific Crest Trail
I was surprised to discover that it was 6:45 am when I awoke, groggy from sleep. Mists shrouded Lower Rosary Lake, giving it an ethereal effect. I packed up quickly and was on the trail by 7:30 am. I passed the man with the parrot (or whatever exotic bird it was), who...
