For 3 days I stared at the Bridge of the Gods - an old metal structure spanning the Columbia River ...
Barlow Pass to Cascade Locks
It was already late and I was tired. I found a little clearing in the forest and plopped down. It ...
McKenzie Pass to Barlow Pass
I'd walked on a lot of pumice fields already, but the pumice field north of McKenzie Pass was the ...
Willamette Pass to McKenzie Pass
I didn't go far that first night, 4 or 5 miles to a nice little campsite next to Lower Rosary Lake. ...
Hwy 138 to Willamette Pass
I was starting to get the picture of the PCT through Oregon - a long string of prominent peaks. They ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Castella to Etna Summit
My pack was heavy. A heavy pack was a common negative aspect of beginning a section. On top of that, ...