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Day 133: Amazing Goat Rocks…And A Rest
Sept 8th Near Snowgrass Tr Junction(2282.7)-White Pass(2302.7) Today's Mileage: 20mi(plus .7mi road walk)=20.7mi It is now 10pm after a full day, so I'm going to try to do this day justice without typing for too long... Yankee and I got going at 5:45am and Cherry...
Day 132: Goat Rocks Therapy
Sept 7th Killen Creek(2252.9)-Near Snowgrass Tr Junction(2282.7) Today's Mileage: 29.8mi Yankee and I got going 15min earlier than our usual 6am start. It wasn't planned. We just got ready fast and we were happy to get a good jump on the day. The day finally started...
Day 131: Forest, Forest, Forest, MT ADAMS!
Sept 6th Near Sawtooth Mtn Junction(2222)-Killen Creek(2252.9) Today's Mileage: 30.9mi For the fourth day in a row, Yankee and I walked through the Washington forest. Every so often, we get a nice view, but most of the day looked like this. There wasn't as much uphill...
Day 130: Urgh! The Uphill Climbs Continue
Sept 5th Campsite N of Panther Creek(2194.5)- N of Sawtooth Mtn Junction(2222) Today's Mileage: 27.5mi I woke up a little earlier and got going with Yankee at 5:45am this morning. Our motivation was trail magic. At the end of the day yesterday, there was a sign...
Day 129: Long Ups and Downs
Sept 4th Campsite N of Table Mtn(2168)-Campsite N of Panther Creek(2194.5) Today's Mileage: 26.5mi(Plus 2mi off trail)=28.mi This morning, I was awoken 20mins before my alarm by the very distinct sound of plastic being eaten by a rodent. At first, I tried to tell...
Day 128: Easing into Washington
Sept 3rd Cascade Locks(2155)-Campsite N of Table Mtn(2168) Today's Mileage: 13mi Before I start, I want to mention that the Blogger app I use has changed and it affects the quality of the pictures I post. I didn't have time to try a different app and I'm trying to...
Days 126 & 127: Double Zero in Portland!
Sept 1st & 2nd I was very happy to be home for two days. I needed a double zero more than I realized! It still overwhelms me how much there is to do in the short amount of time I'm home. I just don't know where the day goes and there were still things I wasn't...
Ashland-Cascade Locks(1726.6-2155)
I have to note that there are two videos I wish I had taken to include in this section. One was Crater Lake where I was too distracted and forgot. The other was mosquito country in S Oregon. It was so bad that I forgot, but it would have made a memorable video! Here...
Day 125: A Long Hike HOME
Aug 31st Intersection with Timberline Trail(2122)-Cascade Locks(2155) Today's Mileage: 33mi I woke up extra early this morning at 4:30am and started hiking by 5:30am. I was excited because I was headed home to Portland! Unfortunately, it was below 40 degrees, foggy,...
Day 124: An Eventful Day On Mt Hood
Aug 30th Lower Twin Lake(2098.5)-Intersection with Timberline Trail(2122) Today's Mileage: 23.5mi When I woke up this morning, I found myself caught in a cold misty cloud. This us pretty normal on Mt Hood and I was hopeful that it would lift or I'd be able to home...
Day 123: Motivation and Miles
Aug 29th Lemiti Creek(2063.5)-Lower Twin Lake(2098.5) Today's Mileage: 35mi(plus .5mi side trail)=35.5mi Today started out as another day of silence. I got going at my regular 6am time and was feeling good. It was one of my favorite mornings. The trail today was...
Day 122: Day of Silence
Aug 28th Just N of Shale Lake(2032.3)-Lemiti Creek(2063.5) Today's Mileage: 31.2mi Today was my fifth day in a row of hiking solo. It hasn't felt like I've been hiking solo because I've been hiking in areas that are also popular with the general public. Especially...
Day 121: Feelin' the Burn
Aug 27th Big Lake Youth Camp(2001.2)-Just N of Shale Lake(2032.3) Today's Mileage: 31.1mi(plus .7mi side trail)=31.8mi I left the Big Lake Youth camp just before 6am. It was nice to wake up in a bunk house and not have to pack my tent and bag from scratch. Plus, I had...
Day 120: Painful Trail and A Relaxing Stop
Aug 26th Sawyer Bar(1980.6)-Big Lake Youth Camp(2001.2) Today's Mileage: 20.6mi(plus .7mi side trail)=21.3mi I woke up really refreshed and excited about today. I had 20mi to get to my next resupply at Big Lake Youth Camp and just before it, I would hit my 2000th...
Day 119: Three Sisters Wonderfulness
Aug 25th Horseshoe Lake(1949.8)-Sawyer Bar(1980.6) Today's Mileage: 30.8mi Last night, it rained and it stayed humid throughout the night, so I had a wet tent in the morning. Knowing Oregon, I wore my rain pants and rain jacket to protect me from all the wet brush I'd...