Hiking the PCT
Aug 11, 2023
That was some of the most spectacular and difficult hiking I've ever done! Zipper, or Desiree asked if she could hike along with me through the challenging section today.
Aug 16, 2022
Last day and out early to beat the bugs. Had coffee on trail and still many, many bugs!
Aug 15, 2022
I'm camped on a little shelf just a short way below Cutthroat Pass. The hike today along the Methow River was overgrown but easy going.
Aug 14, 2022
Camped along Brush Creek at some not-so-great spots just up from the water. Not ideal, but I think it will work.
Aug 13, 2022
Well, the weather was not good in the morning. In fact, the wind kept up all night and into the morning.
Aug 12, 2022
I'm camped just below Woody Pass in a meadow again in a bit of a wind tunnel. Made it here by about 4 p.m. and was going to head to Hopkins Lake but
Aug 11, 2022
Had to duck into the tent early because the skeeters were insane! Well, I finally made it to the Pasayten Wilderness.
Aug 21, 2021
Made it to the end at 1:58 PM. Started hiking at 7 AM. It sprinkled a little during the night. Kind of drippy near the top of Big Huckleberry Mountain
Aug 20, 2021
I just saw some blue sky over the Big Lava bed next to camp. That's the first blue sky I've seen today. Last night's campspot became a constant tree shower when blowing fog rolled in around midnight.
Aug 19, 2021
It's almost hiker midnight. My latest adventure is on the PCT in Washington again completing the Indian heaven section that I bailed on last year after getting soaked for a day and a half on Mount Adams.
July 30, 2021
Got an early start today as I knew it would warm up quickly. It got really hot today. My blisters got worse. Went through some pretty areas though and took a much needed swim at Mirror lake.
July 29, 2021
Tonight I'm camped at mile 2374 on an abandoned logging track about 100 yards from a nice spring. Apparently, about a quarter mile down the same road at a turnaround is where everybody else is camped.
July 28, 2021
I'm camped on a little ridge at the northern base of Blowout mountain. My tent is mere inches from the trail this time! I'm at mile 2355.3 which means I did 20 miles today!
July 27, 2021
I did about 17 grueling but beautiful miles today. I found a spot next to a huge talus field full of pikas. I thought this would be a low concentration bug area as it hasn't been as bad north of Chinook pass.
July 26, 2021
Did about 18 miles today and I'm camped at Dewey lake. I'm fully suited up after taking a brief dunk in the lake. Tons of bugs here at this nice sandy lakeshore but even worse up at camp.
July 25, 2021
Round three of the PCT began today. Starting at White Pass this afternoon around 3 pm when my lovely wife dropped me off. Not too bad of a start, a little warm and kind of dusty, and horse poopy.
May 16, 2021
Actually it's the next day from home, but it was a long day yesterday. Broke camp at 6:30! Made it up to Three Corner Rock and back to the PCT by 8:00 am.
May 15, 2021
Well, I'm finally back on the PCT! After a nice day in Cascade Locks and dinner in Stevenson my wonderful wife dropped me off in Stabler at the start of a 30 mile southbound adventure back to Cascade Locks and hopefully, my fully intact car.
Aug 22, 2020
Actually it's the next day but who's keeping track. My dry spot didn't stay dry for very long. After setting up camp it started sprinkling again.
Aug 21, 2020
Managed to break camp around 9 am or so after waiting for the rain to stop so I could pack up the tent. It rained off and on all night but I managed to stay dry.
Aug 20, 2020
Well, it was dry most of the day. Early this morning around 4 am I woke up to some light drizzle on the tent. It only lasted 30 or 40 minutes. When I got up at about 6 am everything was pretty much dry.
Aug 19, 2020
Mosquitos are driving me nuts! I'm camped at about mile 2257 on the map at the end of a little ridge with a pretty good view. Part of the view is of clouds coming in from the south west.
Aug 18, 2020
That was some of the most spectacular and difficult hiking I've ever done! Zipper--or Desiree-- asked if she could hike along with me through the challenging section today.
Aug 17, 2020
Here I am in the Goat Rocks wilderness doing a section hike from White Pass to the Stabler area on the Wind river. It should work out to about 116 miles.
Jul 26, 2020
Well, actually it's much later but that's ok. I did a lot more walking than I should have. As soon as I got on the trail I noticed shooting pains in my knee!
Jul 25, 2020
This night's camp spot is nothing like last night's. No views and lots of mosquitos! I'm camped in the woods just south of Chinidere mountain.
July 24, 2020
Well, I'm back on the trail again. This time I'm on the final Oregon section, Timberline to Cascade Locks! Started at the lodge at 2:15 pm with hopes of completing the 50 miles in 48 hours.
Sept 7, 2019
Well, the mist rolled in last night just before dark. In the middle of the night we were in the fog bank. Later in the night it totally cleared out!
Sept 6, 2019
Sitting here at camp watching the clouds pass by and wondering if we’ll get rained on tonight.
Sept 5, 2019
Wow! Really pretty country is quite the understatement. We are camped on a ridge line meadow just off the PCT right at the border of the Glacier Peaks Wilderness.
Sept 4, 2019
It sure gets dark early these days! Faceplant and I are camped in the Henry M Jackson Wilderness at the junction of the Cady Creek trail and the PCT.
Aug 29, 2019
Timberline Lodge sure is a nice place to hang out, especially when the weather is this sucky.
Aug 28, 2019
I’m camped about a half to three-quarters of a mile shy of Barlow Pass. That only leaves about 6 to 6.5 miles to Timberline
Aug 27, 2019
I am camped at Timothy Lake after doing 25 miles today! Yikes—my feet are sore and blistered.
Aug 26, 2019
It looks like I did 18.5 miles today on trail plus a few short side trips. I’m camped at mile 2050.5 just a little way past a very welcoming spring north of Jude Lake.
Aug 25, 2019
I’m on the trail again. I started at Woodpecker again but headed north to Timberline Lodge. I hit the PCT at mile 2027
Aug 23, 2019
I just got done chowing down on an Elk Lake Resort burger and sweet potato fries. I could barely finish it! I washed it down with a nice cold cider.
Aug 22, 2019
Wow, last night was ugly! It’s a good thing I had a good wind break in camp cause it was howling all night long. When it wasn’t raining, it was blowing mist.
Aug 21, 2019
Well, I set up camp early because there was a momentary break in the weather—rain that is—lots of it. It started just before I got down to McKenzie Pass.
Aug 20, 2019
I’m not sure where I’m camped right now, but I hiked for about an hour-and-a-half after leaving Big Lake at 4:00pm.
Aug 19, 2019
1919 AUGUST 2019I’m camped maybe a couple miles south of Minto Pass on a rare wooded flat in the middle… Read more Aug 19, 2019
Aug 18, 2019
1818 AUGUST 2019Well I’m back out in the wilderness, Mt. Jefferson to be exact. We left PCT days this morning… Read more Aug 18, 2019
Aug 16-18, 2019 PCT Days at Cascade Locks
1818 AUGUST 2019 Had a great time at PCT days. Saw Gravity and a few hikersfrom my last days near… Read more Aug 16-18, 2019 PCT Days at Cascade Locks
Aug 10, 2019
1010 AUGUST 2019Actually, it's the next day (Aug 11th, not the 10th) that I'm writing this because I went home… Read more Aug 10, 2019
Aug 9, 2019
Well, It was really uneventful today which was nice. It started out cloudy and cool and kinda stayed that way most of the morning.
Aug 8, 2019
088 AUGUST 20197:00 pm. I'm camped at about 7200' at the edge of another pumice meadow right underneath spectacular Howlock… Read more Aug 8, 2019
Aug 7, 2019
077 AUGUST 2019I am camped at the far edge of the Pumice Desert at the north side of the Crater… Read more Aug 7, 2019
Aug 6, 2019
066 AUGUST 20197:00pm. Well, here I am at tent city in Mazama village, or we could call this site D8.… Read more Aug 6, 2019
Aug 5, 2019
055 AUGUST 2019It's still about 75°F out and no breeze. I camped at another little side of the trail spot… Read more Aug 5, 2019
Aug 4, 2019- Were on the road to Mazama
044 AUGUST 2019Well, I'm back on the trail in the Sky Lakes Wilderness. I'm sitting on a nice log right… Read more Aug 4, 2019- Were on the road to Mazama
Aug 3, 2019 reconnaissance- road cross north of Crater Lake
033 AUGUST 2019 One last bit of August 3 reconnaissance: We stopped by the road crossing on the north side… Read more Aug 3, 2019 reconnaissance- road cross north of Crater Lake
Aug 3, 2019 reconnaissance- Crater Lake Rim
Not knowing what the Rim Village Cafe on the rim sold, we stopped in...cold case with energy drinks, veggie sticks, pre-made sandwiches and some easy serve items like chili dogs and soup.
Aug 3, 2019 reconnaissance- Mazama
Faceplant and Munchmix did some more live reconnaissance at Crater Lake and Mazama.
July 11, 2019
Well, the first leg of adventure is over, mostly. I'm here at Fish Lake hanging out having a beer. No cell, no wifi, no pay phone.
July 10, 2019
I camped in the Brown Mountain lava fields at about mile 1764 which means that I did a 20-miler again.
July 9, 2019
Well, It was really uneventful today which was nice. It started out cloudy and cool and kinda stayed that way
July 8, 2019
The Soda Mountain Wilderness was especially nice. I might still be in it–I’m not sure.
July 6, 2019
Donomore Meadows were really amazing–so much green lushness. There is a cool old cabin there too that I stopped in
July 4, 2019
It’s the 4th of July and I’m up on the Siskiyou Crest on the PCT just east of Cook & Green Pass.
Feb. 22, 2019 PCT- part dream, part plan
What dream you ask? Hiking the PCT. What is it? The Pacific Crest Trail. Sigh-yes, the one in the movie. No, not because of the movie. Actually, I first learned about the trail in the 1970s and decided it was a hike I had to make one day.