Oregon

Days 31-50: Cascade Locks to Observation Peak

447.6 MILES HIKED 

94,404' CLIMB | 88,188' DESCENT

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Goodbye Oregon, Hello California
Goodbye Oregon, Hello California

Fall is in the air, we hike into California, cowbells, bears, and rocks

From Lava to Forest to Golden Hills
From Lava to Forest to Golden Hills

Trail maladies & magic, a transition to the drier lower elevations as we near CA, and a glorious first zero in Ashland

Old Friends! & Sky Lakes, You're Sly (But in a Good Way)
Old Friends! & Sky Lakes, You're Sly (But in a Good Way)

Running into old friends, Sky Lakes Wilderness is a sleeper hit, and mistakes were made

Mt. Thielsen, Pumice, & That Amazing Lake
Mt. Thielsen, Pumice, & That Amazing Lake

A day of wilderness leisure, inspiration on the trail, and Crater Lake lives up to all expectations

NOBOs, SOBOs, & Hiker Boxes
NOBOs, SOBOs, & Hiker Boxes

A hiker box tutorial, desert forest, mucho NOBOs and hiking into the night

Land of Many Lakes (& Even More Mosquitoes)
Land of Many Lakes (& Even More Mosquitoes)

Bloodthirsty bugs & charismatic megafauna in the watery south end of three sisters wilderness, food, and trail magic is extra sweet at the end of a long day

Smitten by the Three Sisters
Smitten by the Three Sisters

Moon walking, characters aplenty, serendipity on the trail, obsidian, and magical mountains

Return to the Mountains, and Another Heat Wave
Return to the Mountains, and Another Heat Wave

We enter what has been called the most beautiful 100-mile stretch of PCT in the state, and whole-heartedly concur

Welcome to the Emerald Tunnel
Welcome to the Emerald Tunnel

Timber Toast, the emerald tunnel, more and more huckleberries, Mt Jefferson preview

Welcome to Oregon
Welcome to Oregon

New shoes, a restaurant dinner, waterfalls a-plenty, and all trails lead to that famous breakfast