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I had a sense of foreboding as we drove up to Rainy Pass to begin the Washington portion of our journey. I knew where this came from. In 1977 I experienced the worst stretch of rain over my 20,000+ miles … Continue reading
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We spent a rest day at my sister-in-law Connie’s house, preparing for our hike of the Washington section of the PCT. This is the most remote, rugged section of trail. I figure if we complete this section we’re golden. One … Continue reading
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The Eagle Creek Trail stood out as the highlight of the 1977 PCT hike. With waterfalls and swimming holes every few hundred yards I thought of this stretch as a wilderness amusement park. The trail is not the official PCT … Continue reading
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At first I thought the day might be a tough one, with 10,000+ feet of elevation change over 22.6 miles. I foresaw lots of ibuprofen in my future. Yet the pathway proved ideal, dirt in the lower forests, volcanic sand … Continue reading
This was the first stretch for Mike to full pack with Cindy and me. Two full days greeted us, featuring spectacular scenery, tough trail conditions and capped by a good bit of trio magic. We were up in high country, … Continue reading
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South of Crater Lake we encountered the bubble of northbound thru-hikers. We saw a few familiar faces again, such as Special Sauce, Smitty, Robin, Whistle, Swig, Pedi, Ms. Frizzle, Signal, Amtrak and Ladypantz. We chatted awhile with a few new … Continue reading
At first I thought the “class of 2014” PCTers were an unusually polite bunch, and perhaps they are, but I discovered from chatting with Watermelon (a guy from Amsterdam), Ridgerunner (a gal from Virginia) and a man called DC that … Continue reading
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Charissa obviously was proud of herself, as was her Dad. On top of an exposed spur extending west from Mt. Thielsen she set up her bivouac near our tent. There was no point in using the bug dome up on … Continue reading
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The original intention for Charissa’s car was for transportation out to and back from the west coast. Now it’s been commandeered as a support vehicle and going through the rigors of such. Her Scion has been treated more like an … Continue reading
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On our fourth day out from Mackenzie Pass the terrain was virtually flat, but we encountered a number of blowdowns. Some had to be stepped over, some ducked under and some gone around. Cindy had trouble with the “duck under” … Continue reading
