Friday, July 14 Miles: ~6 (up to Chinidere peak, and up to the car campground) Elevation gain/loss: ~1000′ I was awake at 6am, despite trying to sleep in. I packed up, leaving my tentsite and headed to Chinidere Peak to try and get service. At the summit, I had service for 20 minutes before the … Continue reading Day 14, Oregon PCT 2023
Thursday, July 13 Start: Timberline Lodge End: Wahtum Lake Miles: 33.4 (+1mi, 200′ to car camping area) Elevation gain/loss: 5620’/7874′ I was awake overnight being sick around 1am. The Lodge was locked up, with no bathroom access, so I made do with a cathole. I was up at 5:30am and out by 5:55am. I made … Continue reading Day 13, Oregon PCT 2023
Wednesday, July 12 Start: Timothy Lake End: Timberline Lodge Miles: 19.4 (+2mi around town) Elevation gain/loss: 4035’/1322′ I was up at 5:25 and out by 5:55am. At the next water source after Timothy Lake, I met Compost and Cowbell, both PCT NOBO hikers; Compost is from New Hampshire and we enjoyed chatting about the differences … Continue reading Day 12, Oregon PCT 2023
Tuesday, July 11 Start: Ollalie Lake Resort End: Timothy Lake Miles: 32.4 Elevation gain/loss: 3074’/4797′ I was up at 5:15, out by 5:45am. Mattias was just starting to get up when I left. The elevation gain was very light, but the miles were a bit tiresome and boring, with no views to be had and … Continue reading Day 11, Oregon PCT 2023
Monday, July 10 Start: ponds by Wasco Lake End: Ollalie Lake Resort Miles: 36.5 Elevation gain/loss: 6201’/6670′ I was awake at 5:05 and on trail by 5:35am. It had been a miserable night. My cut knees had bled onto my sleeping mat and once when I tried to roll over, my knee had clotted and … Continue reading Day 10, Oregon PCT 2023
Sunday, July 9 Start: McKenzie Pass End: ponds by Wasco Lake Miles: 26.6 Elevation gain/loss: 3753’/3527′ With the call of ‘town food’ and a potential breakfast buffet, I was up at 4:55am with no alarm and on trail by 5:15am. I decided that I could push hard and make it to Big Lake Youth Camp … Continue reading Day 9, Oregon PCT 2023
Saturday, July 8 Start: Dumbbell Lake End: McKenzie Pass Miles: 37.0 Elevation gain/loss: 5066’/5374′ I was up at 5:05 and out by 5:35am. Most of today’s hiking was through the Three Sisters Wilderness. It was hot, sunny, and very exposed. I took a 15-minute break to dry out my tent and sleeping bag in the … Continue reading Day 8, Oregon PCT 2023
Friday, July 7 Start: Upper Rosary Lake End: Dumbbell Lake Miles: 35.7 Elevation gain/loss: 3963’/4295′ I was up at 5:10am and out by 5:35am. At Charlton Lake, one of my day’s first water sources, I fell into shin-deep water off a log when getting water for filtering. It was very annoying but my shoes and … Continue reading Day 7, Oregon PCT 2023
Thursday, July 6 Start: 0.4mi north of Cowhorn Mountain End: Upper Rosary Lake Miles: 31.6 Elevation gain/loss: 3438’/4523′ I was up at 5 and out by 5:30am. There were horrible mosquitoes for the first half of the day. I was eager to get into the Diamond Peak Wilderness, since areas with snow typically had no … Continue reading Day 6, Oregon PCT 2023
Wednesday, July 5 Start: near Byway 138 End: 0.4mi north of Cowhorn Mountain Miles: 35.6 Elevation gain/loss: 5748’/4603′ I was up at 5 and out by 5:30am. There was a lot of snow today, with two major misses for me on trail navigation. The snow made the trail hard to follow, and I mindlessly followed … Continue reading Day 5, Oregon PCT 2023
Transcending Mountains 