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!
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
Sleeping and Working in Ashland!
I am in my big motel bed in Ashland, and am just laying here with pillows under my legs to elevate them.
They hurt.
Fire and Snow. And Oregon.
Well….
I made it back to Etna. My heart is very heavy, but I will push on.
What have we read on that blaze the other day. PCT = Persistence Creates Toughness. And I need to be more tough. Yes I do.
Further North
Andy’s dad and his wife drive us further north. So I get to sit a bit more in this enormously gigantic car and be very comfortably driven all the way up.
Against The Routine
I am in Tehachapi in a hair salon! Even though we are “Hiker Trash” (more about the term “Hiker Trash” later in another blogpost), I think I want to keep up some sort of style!
So, my hair looks almost civilized again!
Not Cold Anymore!
I am oh so glad that I brought my sun reflecting hiking umbrella to the PCT! That was a hell of a smart decision! I feel sorry for everybody who does not have one!
Snow in May
Alright… Laying in my tent, it is 5pm! Never made camp so early. But have never been in a PCT storm before either!