Day 127-Today Got Wild
Day 127: mile 2229.4-2242.8 After a night of drinking a few beers and some wine I wasn’t feeling 100% motivated to get moving, but I made it happen anyway. I…
Day 125 & 126-Surprises Are the Best!
Day 125: mile 2208.8-2229.4 (highway to Trout Lake) Day 126: Zero in Trout Lake Day 125 I was impressed by my early start, getting out of camp and on the…
Day 124-Drenched!
Day 124: mile 2187.6-2208.8 Back on the uphill to start the morning. I had to complete the last 1,500 feet of the climb I began yesterday. This is actually a…
Day 123-Yes, Gimme Those Climbs!
Day 123: mile 2167.8-2187.6 The nice thing about these hot steamy days, warm mornings! No hiding under my quilt today. ...a sign for how profusely I’d be sweating all day,…
Day 122- Feeling So Drained
Day 122: mile 2151.4-2167.8 I think I slept pretty well, less tossing and turning than usual anyway. Still not sure why I was so exhausted last night my eyes were…
Days 119-121- Adios Oregon!
Day 119 & 120 Zero in Portland Day 121: mile 2147.6-2151.4 Day 119 & 120 I’ll sum up my days in Portland for you… Too much traffic, and so much…
Day 118- So Many Things To Celebrate
Day 118: 2142.3- Cascade Locks I woke and got moving extra early since I had so many things to be excited for. Today was town day, I’d be crossing the…
Day 117- Shattered Chili Dog Dreams
Day 117: mile 2116.1-2142.3 I woke up with a little hope I still might make it the 30+ miles to Cascade Locks. I’ve been looking at the food options in…
Day 114-Hiking To Pizza …and Mt Hood
Day 114: mile 2075.3-2097.4 (Timberline) I woke up feeling a little spoiled between the stop at Olallie Lake, the trail magic yesterday, and the fact I’d be eating a hot…
Day 113- Sandwiches!
Day 113: mile 2055.5-2075.3 My day started by backtracking half a mile for water. Trooper Spring (where I camped) was nothing more than a pool of questionable looking water and…