I didn't go far that first night, 4 or 5 miles to a nice little campsite next to Lower Rosary Lake. The pain in my shin was almost gone. The next day ...
Hwy 138 to Willamette Pass
I was starting to get the picture of the PCT through Oregon - a long string of prominent peaks. They were all volcanic features in different stages of ...
Fish Lake to Hwy 138
I made it down to a stream on the north side of Hwy 140. I stopped there for a break and a late breakfast. The climb up Mt. McLoughlin wasn't going to ...
Siskiyou Pass to Fish Lake
It was already 6PM. I knew I wouldn't be able to get too far before I'd have to camp. The air had cleared up a little, but it was still misty. At ...
Seiad Valley to Siskiyou Pass
The hike north out of Seiad Valley was reported to be one of the most grueling of the trail. I didn't find it difficult. Sure, it was a lot of ...
Etna Summit to Seiad Valley
I didn't feel much better in the morning. I didn't have an appetite, and was starting to lose energy as a result. The first thing I did was get rid of ...
Castella to Etna Summit
My pack was heavy. A heavy pack was a common negative aspect of beginning a section. On top of that, I had to climb up about 4000 feet. 4000 feet ...
Burney Falls to Castella
I had been hearing about section "O" since before the trip began. The ominous "O", the horrible "O", the dreaded "O"... The problem? Hundreds of ...
Belden to Burney Falls
The first thing which greeted us north of Belden was a sign: "PCT closed, trail washed out. Use alternate route". We knew that some hikers had decided ...
Sierra City to Belden
I had prepared myself for a grueling climb under the hot midday sun. But, climbing up the slopes of the Sierra Buttes wasn't as tough as I had feared. ...