Around The Smoke
I knew Felix would come up with a brilliant plan (because he is Felix).
And sure enough, while we all sit and have breakfast he says:
Bears and Wildfire
We pick up our resupply boxes in White Pass, and spend the night in a cute little hotel room. The room is tiny but has a kitchen and a porch.
Perfect!
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway
We make it into the little village Trout Lake with no problem. A trail angel living here seems to enjoy shuttling hikers from and to the trail head!
On The Other Side Of The Bridge
Happy Arrival in Cascade Locks!
We don’t need to hitch into town, the PCT goes right through it.
Towards Washington!
We are pretty close to the Bridge of the Gods now, the border to Washington!
How incredible!
Uber, Fire, Smoke, and Andy
Having a shower, sleeping and waking up in a real bed is indeed very nice!
We order an Uber Taxi and get a ride downtown Bend to have a coffee and meet up with Andy!
Where The Trees Have Beards
So I am having breakfast with Cowboy at the Fishlake Resort.
“I am going to get a ride up to Crater Lake”, he says. “I have blisters and am done hiking for now”.
Alone In The Oregon Woods
It’s Sunday morning. I prepare a cardboard sign to make the hitch out of Ashland to the trail a little easier. Read more
A Little Bit More!
The times are very emotional. After a high which lasted for almost three months, I need to try to control my emotions.
Felix and Andy tell me that they have now both decided to stop hiking, at least for the moment, as there is just too much snow out here still.
Woods and Snow!
My trail family and I seem to have come to the conclusion and general agreement, that there is really no reason to rush at the moment. The slower we hike, the more time does the snow have to melt.