Oregon Challenges
August 23rd, 2018 Only one state to go! We are not ready for this to be over, even though it’s not always a walk in the park. Here are some of the not so glamorous aspects of Oregon.
Category PCT Daily Updates
From May – September, 2018, we thru hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. Now, exactly one year later we are posting our daily journal entries and photos as blog updates. Each post includes our trail journal from the day, a selection of photos taken that day, and GPS information that we recorded as we hiked. Enjoy!
PCT Day 112: Mile 2121.3 to 2146.6
August 22nd, 2018 Today was our last day in Oregon! We were excited because we are car camping with Tim’s mom and two of his siblings and their families for a couple of days. It turned out to be a…
PCT Day 111: Mile 2096.9 to 2121.3
August 21st, 2018 Last night we camped on Mount Hood above Timberline Lodge, so this morning we went in to grab coffee and use the flush toilets before hitting the trail. Coffee was free, so we couldn’t resist. The air…
PCT Day 110: Mile 2086.5 to 2096.9
August 20th, 2018 Skyblazer woke us up at 4am by playing some Kesha. We hiked 10 miles to Timberline Lodge in time for a breakfast buffet. We hiked up close and personal with Mount Hood, but we could barely see…
PCT Day 109: Mile 2055.0 to 2086.6
August 19th, 2019 We were very efficient today. We had a nice breakfast with two rounds of coffee, took two swimming breaks, and hiked a lot of miles. Our lunch swim was at Timothy Lake, which was huge, had brilliant…
PCT Day 108: Mile 2035.9 to 2055.0
August 18th, 2018 Last night we camped on the top of a ridge with awesome views of Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood. We watched sunrise from camp this morning and were quite happy that we had decided to finish the…
PCT Day 107: Mile 2010.6 to 2035.9
August 17th, 2018 We walked through a lot of burned areas today, but the views were outstanding. All day we walked around Mt. Jefferson, a towering peak covered in glaciers. We had lunch at Shale Lake with a mirrored view…
PCT Day 106: Mile 1995.1 to 2010.6
August 16th, 2018 We spent the night at Big Lake Youth Camp where we sent a resupply box. They fed us vegan biscuits and gravy, tofu, hash browns, pinneapple, cereal and rice milk, and coffee for breakfast. Super yummy, but…
PCT Day 105: Mile 1974.8 to 1995.1
August 15th, 2018 We were excited to get to Big Lake Youth Camp to pick up a resupply box today. We found trail-angel Coppertone on the way and hung out for a bit. Then we traversed trecherous lava fields and…
PCT Day 104: Mile 1950.2 to 1974.9
August 14th, 2018 Today we we hiked in the Three Sisters Wilderness. We saw three large volcanoes with snow on them. Some ladies on horses passed us. We have not seen too many horses on the trail so far. We…