Day 106-Impromptu Visit To Elk Lake
Day 106: mile 1935.3-1952.6 (Elk Lake) When your day starts out with a mosquito bite that looks like a someone punched you in the face, your day can only get…
Day 105-Oregon, The Land Of ‘Just Okay’ Days
Day 105: mile 1914.4-1935.3 Surprisingly, I left the comfort of the shelter at a decent time (9:15). I stopped at the Pee Tree and was on my way. I decided…
Day 104-Sanity For A Mere $15
Day 104: mile 1906.6-1914.4 (Shelter Cove to Maiden Peak Shelter) What a fun time yesterday turned into once I got to Shelter Cove. I thought I’d be paying for it…
Day 103-A Bad Start, A Good Ending
Day 103 :1889.5-1906.2 Shelter cove The mosquitoes ate my tent bag! Ugh! They didn’t of course, but in my fury to get away from them last night I didn’t put…
Day 101-I See the Snow, Where’s the Water Oregon?
Day 101: Rim Trail mile 11- PCT mile 1861.8 I knocked out the last little bit to get back to the PCT. It was mostly flat walking, so easy peasy.…
Day 99 & 100- HALFWAY BABY!
Day 99: mile 1808.9-1820.9 (Crater Lake) Day 100: Rim Trail mile 2.3-11 HALFWAY!! The walk into Crater Lake was pretty uneventful and a mile longer than expected. I accidentally stopped…
Day 97-I Think I’d Rather Pee My Pants
Day 97: mile 1773.5-1792 I didn’t get a good nights sleep, my feet and hips were bothering me last night. I’m sure it was the super hard ground walking through…
Day 95-Flushing Toilets On the Trail?!
Day 95: mile 1728.4-1750.4 Condensation covered the inside and outside of my tent this morning, so I blame that for not getting on the trail early like I’d planned. I…
Day 92, 93, & 94-Fourth of July Shenanigans In Ashland
Day 92:mile 1708.2-1717.7 (Ashland, 4th of July) Day 93 Zero Day 94: mile 1717.7-1728.4 Day 92-After my 10 mile hike into Callahan’s Lodge (just outside of Ashland, OR) I sat…
Day 91-New Day, NEW STATE!
Day 91: mile 1685.3-1708.2 I woke up so excited to finally cross the border I practically ran there! Along the way I came across a hiker going southbound and enthusiastically…