PCT Day 99: Mile 1863.4 to 1886.2
August 9th, 2018 We stopped at a nice lake to fill up water early today. It was a 1.8 mile round-trip detour to get to the lake, but this stretch of Oregon is very dry, so we couldn’t pass it…
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PCT Day 97: Mile 1820.9 to 1839.9
August 7th, 2018 We tried to leave Crater Lake early this morning, but before we knew it we got sucked into the town vortex and were enjoying coffee, a restaurant, and chatting with other hikers. We got onto the trail…
PCT Day 95: Mile 1773.2 to 1793.0
August 5th, 2018 This morning we planned to get out of Fish Lake Resort, where we resupplied, and back to the trail by 7am. Before we knew it it was already 7:30 and we decided to stick around for breakfast…
PCT Day 93: Mile 1728.1 to 1752.4
August 3rd, 2018 As of today we’ve been on the trail for three months. The smoke has cleared dramatically. It is still in the sky, but it isn’t bad. Also, the heat wave we’ve been trapped in seems to have…
PCT Day 91:Mile 1679.2 to 1702.6
August 1st, 2018 Today we entered Oregon. After 1,691 miles, leaving California feels like a nice accomplishment. But believe it or not, Southern Oregon looks a lot like Northern California. The smoke was thinner for most of today, but in…
PCT Day 89: Mile 1649.5 to 1656.7
July 30th, 2018 We had a short walk today into the town of Seiad Valley. The entire trail today was along the shoulder of a road, except over two bridges where there was no shoulder. We are at an elevation…
PCT Day 87: Mile 1601.9 to 1625.5
July 28th, 2018 Like every day lately, today we swam and napped by a lake for several hours around lunchtime. Renee calls this the “lake crawl” section of the trail (the previous few hundred miles was the “beer crawl” section).…
PCT Day 85: Mile 1552.7 to 1576.7
July 26th, 2018 There were no lakes near the trail today, so there was no swimming. We took a nice siesta anyway and napped near a creek. The wildfires burning all around us have really filled the sky with smoke.…
PCT Day 83: Mile 1503.2 to 1526.6
July 24th, 2018 We woke up with ash on our tent and backpacks from nearby forest fires that have filled the sky with smoke. We broke camp early and were hiking by 5:13 am to beat the heat. The forecast…
PCT Day 81: Mile 1458.1 to 1481.9
July 22nd, 2018 We took another long siesta under a foot bridge today. As always, the swimming and sleeping and eating were excellent. On the way there, we were hissed at by a large rattle snake (number 14, but who’s…
