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.
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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 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 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 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 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…
PCT Day 102: Mile 1917.6 to 1925.1
August 12th, 2018 Today we took a “Mountain Nero” with our friends Flame and Notorious ERB at Bobby Lake. I slept in until almost 8am. Tim tried to make pancakes, but they turned into more like fritters because we didn’t…
PCT Day 100: Mile 1886.2 to 1906.2
August 10th, 2018 Today was our 100th day on the trail! We passed the 1,900 mile mark. We hiked to Shelter Cove Resort to pick up our resupply package, shower, do laundry, eat, and drink beer. We are stealth camping…
PCT Day 98: Mile 1839.9 to 1863.4
August 8th, 2018 Today was a relatively easy day of hiking. We hiked out of Crater Lake NP through a nice forest and up to the highest point on the PCT in Oregon/Washington at 7,572 ft. Oregon has been surprising…
PCT Day 96: Mile 1793.0 to 1820.9
August 6th, 2018 Today we hiked into Crater Lake National Park, the 5th National Park we’ve been through so far on the PCT. We weren’t planning to get to Crater Lake until tomorrow. There was a 20 mile stretch without…
