ENTERING MT HOOD WILDERNESS
PCT DAY 122: Mile 2057.3 – Mile 2089 Saturday August 13, 2016: 31.7 Miles (50.7km) DISPATCH FROM THE TRAIL Although I set up the tent in a bit of a clearing, I slept so… Continue reading
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OLALLIE LAKE
PCT DAY 121: Mile 2029.5- Mile 2057.3 Friday August 12, 2016: 27.8 Miles (44km) DISPATCH FROM THE TRAIL I was up and away before the other 3 hikers stirred. I knew they would catch… Continue reading
MT JEFFERSON WILDERNESS
PCT DAY 120: Mile 2002- Mile 2029.5 Thursday August 11, 2016: 27.5 Miles (44 km) DISPATCH FROM THE TRAIL I slept in a little later than usual this morning but still managed to get… Continue reading
MILESTONE 2000
PCT DAY 119: Mile 1998- Mile 2002 Wednesday August 10, 2016: 7.6 Miles – 4 PCT miles & 3.6 at Black Butte (12.2 km) DISPATCH FROM THE TRAIL I awoke with a heavy heart, realising… Continue reading
IN BEND
PCT DAY 118: Rest Day # 16 Tuesday August 9, 2016: Zero Miles DISPATCH FROM THE TRAIL Today is not so much a dispatch from the trail as much as a rest day off… Continue reading
HALF WAY THROUGH OREGON -SANTIAM PASS
PCT DAY 117: Mile 1986- Mile 1998 Monday August 8, 2016: 12 Miles (18km) DISPATCH FROM THE TRAIL I awoke to a brilliant red sunrise and packed quickly, eager to get going. Section B… Continue reading
LAVA LAND
PCT DAY 116: Mile 1963- Mile 1986 Sunday August 7, 2016: 23 Miles (36.8km) DISPATCH FROM THE TRAIL It got quite cold overnight and was a bit chilly to get out of a warm… Continue reading
ELK LAKE
PCT DAY 115: Mile 1940.8- Mile 1963 Saturday August 6, 2016: 23.2 Miles (22.2 on the PCT+1to Elk Lake) (37km) DISPATCH FROM THE TRAIL On waking this morning there was a mist moving across… Continue reading
THREE SISTERS WILDERNESS
PCT DAY 114: Mile 1915- Mile 1940.8 Friday August 5, 2016: 25.8 Miles (41.3km) DISPATCH FROM THE BIG AGNES HILTON The 5am alarm clock seems to be the roar of an elk and this… Continue reading
SHELTER COVE
PCT DAY 113: Mile 1891.5- Mile 1915 Thursday August 4, 2016: 23.5 Miles (37.6 km) DISPATCH FROM THE BIG AGNES HILTON This morning I awoke to the sound of an elk roaring across the… Continue reading