PCT
Day 126: Walking the Road
September 3, 2015 Waterfall on Forest Road 23 on Cougar Crest Fire Alternate (approx. 2243.6) to Tentsite before Walupt Lake Trail Junction (2269.1) 15.5 Alternate miles today (Cougar Crest Fire Closure), 7.6 PCT miles today 2303.7 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: Unknown There’s really not a ton to say about today. We saw a few…
Read MoreDay 125: The Soggiest State
September 2, 2015 Deer Lake (2216.7) to Waterfall on Forest Road 23 on Cougar Crest Fire Alternate (approx. 2243.6) 20.4 PCT miles today, 6.5 Alternate miles (Cougar Crest Fire Closure) 2280.6 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: Unknown It is unbelievable how much it has rained since we entered Washington. The rain that began last night…
Read MoreDay 124: A Morning Nero
September 1, 2015 Crest Horse Camp – Trout Lake (2205.8) to Deer Lake (2216.7) 10.9 PCT miles today 2253.7 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 2,149 ft, – 828 ft It only took us 2,200 miles and 4 months to finally figure out how to make the most of a nero. In the past, we’ve…
Read MoreDay 123: The Return of Mama Bear
August 31, 2015 (23rd Re-Ration – Trout Lake) Trout River (2184.3) to Crest Horse Camp – Trout Lake (2205.8) 21.5 PCT miles today 2242.8 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,822 ft, – 3,077 ft Today is one of those days that ended drastically different than it began. We woke up this morning to a…
Read MoreDay 122: A Whole New World
August 30, 2015 Tentsite after Greenleaf Creek (2160.9) to Trout River (2184.3) 23.4 PCT miles today 2221.3 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 6,779 ft, – 5,815 ft Washington has quite possibly been the biggest surprise so far on the PCT. This state is a legitimate rain forest! We have seen more shades of the…
Read MoreDay 121: Welcome to Washington
August 29, 2015 Bridge of the Gods – Cascade Locks (2155.1) to Tentsite after Greenleaf Creek (2160.9) 5.8 PCT miles today, 1 non-PCT mile today 2207.9 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,141 ft, – 753 ft Yesterday we were so tired by the time we reached Cascade Locks that seeing Bridge of the Gods…
Read MoreDay 120: Saving the Best for Last
August 28, 2015 Tentsite after Lolo Pass (2124.8) to Bridge of the Gods – Cascade Locks (2155.1) 13.9 PCT miles today, 15.5 Alternate miles today (Eagle Creek Alternate), 1 non-PCT mile today 2201.1 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: Unknown Today flew by for a number of reasons. First of all, most of the day was…
Read MoreDay 119: Lost on Hood
August 27, 2015 Seasonal Stream before Timberline Trail Junction (2104.8) to Tentsite after Lolo Pass (2124.8) 20.0 PCT miles today 2170.7 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 4,412 ft, – 4,976 ft Today felt more challenging than it should have. We slept in just a bit this morning since we knew that we only had…
Read MoreDay 118: Is This Real Life?
August 26, 2015 Hwy 26 – Portland (2097.0) to Seasonal Stream before Timberline Trail Junction (2104.8) 7.8 PCT miles today 2150.7 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 1,165 ft, – 739 ft And just like that, we’re back here in our tent, listening to huge trees creak in the wind, and brushing our teeth by…
Read MoreDay 117: A Zero for the Books
August 25, 2015 Hwy 26 – Portland (2097.0) 0 PCT miles today 2142.9 miles total Today’s Elevation Gain/Loss: + 0 ft, – 0 ft Today was just about the most heartwarming and fulfilling zero that we could have imagined. There is no way to do it justice with this blog post, but I’ll at least…
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